a.
Introduction: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a wide range of functions and responsibilities such as look after of administration of federal taxes, and to perform duties like estimating, determining, and collecting taxes in the form of revenue to the government, it also performs tax return audits and imposes penal provisions. It is the office within the revenue department. The task of the department is to provide the taxpayers with quality service by assisting them in proving knowledge content so the taxpayers understand their tax responsibility and pay taxes timely. It is important in maintaining and establishing tax laws.
The amount of L’s penalty.
b.
Introduction: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a wide range of functions and responsibilities such as look after of administration of federal taxes, and to perform duties like estimating, determining, and collecting taxes in the form of revenue to the government, it also performs tax return audits and imposes penal provisions. It is the office within the revenue department. The task of the department is to provide the taxpayers with quality service by assisting them in proving knowledge content so the taxpayers understand their tax responsibility and pay taxes timely. It is important in maintaining and establishing tax laws.
The amount of A’s miscellaneous penalty.
c.
Introduction: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a wide range of functions and responsibilities such as look after of administration of federal taxes, and to perform duties like estimating, determining, and collecting taxes in the form of revenue to the government, it also performs tax return audits and imposes penal provisions. It is the office within the revenue department. The task of the department is to provide the taxpayers with quality service by assisting them in proving knowledge content so the taxpayers understand their tax responsibility and pay taxes timely. It is important in maintaining and establishing tax laws.
The amount of G’s penalty.
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
- Serena operates a gift shop. To reduce costs of credit card transactions, she offers customers a discount if they pay in cash. For the holiday rush, she hires some short-term workers but pays them cash and does not add them to the payroll. a. What are some of the tax problems Serena might have? b. Assess Serenas chances of audit by the IRS.arrow_forwardDetermine the amount of the late filing and late payment penalties that apply for the following taxpayers. Required: a. Jolene filed her tax return by its original due date but did not pay the $2,000 in taxes she owed with the return until one and a half months later. b. Oscar filed his tax return and paid his $3,000 tax liability five months late. c. Wilfred, attempting to evade his taxes, did not file a tax return or pay his $10,000 in taxes for several years. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C Wilfred, attempting to evade his taxes, did not file a tax return or pay his $10,000 in taxes for several years. Late filing and late payment penalties $ 7,500arrow_forwardDetermine the amount of the late filing and late payment penalties that apply for the following taxpayers. Required: a. Jolene filed her tax return by its original due date but did not pay the $1,600 in taxes she owed with the return until one and a half months later. b. Oscar filed his tax return and paid his $2,600 tax liability five months late. c. Wilfred, attempting to evade his taxes, did not file a tax return or pay his $11,400 in taxes for several years. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C Oscar filed his tax return and paid his $2,600 tax liability five months late. Late filing and late payment penalties $ 650arrow_forwardPlease help solve the problem See attached documentarrow_forwardVella owns and operates an illegal gambling establishment. In connection with this activity, he has the following expenses during the year: Rent Bribes Travel expenses Utilities Wages Payroll taxes Property insurance Illegal kickbacks $33,500 50,250 3,350 20,100 248,000 16,750 1,675 30,150 What are Vella's total deductible expenses for tax purposes?arrow_forwardCompute the penalty described for the following taxpayers. If an amount is zero, enter "0". If required, round your answers to two decimal places. a. Wilson filed his individual tax return on the original due date but failed to pay $630 in taxes that were due with the return. If Wilson pays the taxes exactly 3 months late, calculate the amount of his failure-to-pay penalty.$ b. Joan filed her individual income tax return 5 months after it was due. She did not request an extension of time for filing. Along with her return, Joan remitted a check for $275, which was the balance of the taxes she owed with her return. Disregarding interest, calculate the total penalties that Joan will be required to pay, assuming the failure to file was not fraudulent.$ c. Jack filed his tax return 4 months and 6 days late and did not request an extension of time for filing. Jack's return indicated that he is to receive a $9,695 refund in taxes. Calculate the amount of Jack's…arrow_forwardCraig commits fraud on his tax return. It is found that he was $40,000 deficient in his tax because of the fraud. What would his penalty be? Please show all calculations to demonstrate how you arrived at your answer. In your response, please make sure to take all of the facts above into consideration. You can refer back to the text, lecture videos, and the IRS website.arrow_forwardJohn Taylor, a tax consultant, charges his clients a fee based on the percentage of the tax he saves a client. John received a payment from a client, but he realised that Angela didn’t declare income. Therefore, the income tax return that John’s prepared understated income tax liability.Taking into consideration the Accounting Professional Code of Conduct explain the Tax Penalties and actions John should take following his discovery.arrow_forwardThis year William provided $4,200 of services to a large client on credit. Unfortunately, this client has recently encountered financial difficulties and has been unable to pay William for the services. Moreover, William does not expect to collect for his services. William has "written off " the account and would like to claim a deduction for tax purposes. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. What amount of deduction for bad debt expense can William claim this year if he uses the accrual method? Deductible amountarrow_forwardT3.arrow_forwardLast summer, Casey mowed lawns to earn extra money. He was paid $250 in cash, and no deductions were made from his pay. Casey did not re files his tax return, he is required to report this income. True or False? True Falsearrow_forwardJake is an IRS tax law - certified volunteer preparer at a VITA/TCE site. When preparing a return for Jill, Jake learns that Jill does not have a bank account to receive a direct deposit of her refund. Jill is distraught when Jake tells her the paper refund check will take three to four weeks longer than the refund being direct deposited. Jill asks Jake if he can deposit her refund in his bank account and then turn the money over to her when he gets it. What should Jake do?arrow_forwardarrow_back_iosSEE MORE QUESTIONSarrow_forward_ios
