South-western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes
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ISBN: 9781337385886
Author: William H. Hoffman, James C. Young, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 50P
Jeffrey Boyd, the president of Eagle Furniture Company (average annual gross receipts of $30 million), has prepared the company’s financial statements and income tax returns for the past 15 years. In July 2019, however, he hires you to prepare the 2018 corporate income tax return because he has not studied taxes for over 20 years and suspects that the rules may have changed. Eagle uses the accrual method of accounting. Based on an initial examination of Eagle’s
- The company uses the FIFO inventory method, as valued at cost. However, all freight expenses on incoming merchandise have been expensed for the 15 years the company has been in business.
- The company experiences inventory shrinkage (due to breakage and theft) of about 1% of sales each year. The shrinkage is not taken into account until the company takes a physical inventory each October, but the corporation’s fiscal year ends January 31.
- The company has used an allowance for uncollectible accounts, which has a balance of $60,000. In the past, the company has been able to accurately predict its actual
bad debt expense. - The company sells a three-year service contract on its appliances. The company treats
- The company deducts its state income tax in the year paid. Thus, the 2018 state income tax expense includes the estimated taxes paid in 2018 and the additional amount paid in 2018 on 2017 taxes.
Write a letter to Mr. Boyd, explaining what adjustments will be required and how they will be implemented. The address of Eagle Furniture Company is 1000 East Maryland Street, Evansville, IL 47722.
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