
South-Western Federal Taxation 2019: Individual Income Taxes (Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 & RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
42nd Edition
ISBN: 9781337702546
Author: James C. Young, William H. Hoffman, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 3, Problem 1DQ
To determine
Explain the possible consequence on income tax due to the given transactions.
Expert Solution & Answer

Explanation of Solution
Income tax: Income tax is a tax levied on an individual’s income (taxable income). It is a direct tax which means it is levied on and paid by the same individual. It is a progressive tax which means the tax rates will change according to the changes in the level of income.
Possible consequence on income tax:
- a. Gambling losses are deductible to the gambling gain but only to some extent.
- b. Only the expenses for a dependent have an exception and there is no deduction for the payment of some other persons.
- c. Refund of income tax is not income because it is an adjustment transaction to the previous expenditure.
- d. There is no deduction for the payment of fines and penalties even it occurred due to personal or business activities.
- e. There is no deduction for the political contribution even it provide benefit to Mr. A.
- f. Borrowing money from bank or other person is not an income for individual or for the company.
- g. Profit or loss earned by selling the personal use assets does not balance each other. If there is profit, then it is a taxable income and if it is loss, there is no deduction.
- h. Funeral expenses cannot be claimed as deductions.
- i. Premium paid for life insurance policy is also not deductible even it is paid for a dependent.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
Evergreen Systems started the year with $980,000 in total assets and $450,000 in total liabilities. During
the year, the company generated $160,000 in net income, paid $35,000 in dividends, and issued
common stock worth $55,000. What is the company's total equity at the end of the year?
Answer please but not use ai
What is the applied overhead?
Chapter 3 Solutions
South-Western Federal Taxation 2019: Individual Income Taxes (Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 & RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
Ch. 3 - Prob. 1DQCh. 3 - Which of the following items are inclusions in...Ch. 3 - Which of the following items are exclusions from...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4DQCh. 3 - In choosing between taking the standard deduction...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6DQCh. 3 - Prob. 7DQCh. 3 - Prob. 8DQCh. 3 - Prob. 9DQCh. 3 - Prob. 10DQ
Ch. 3 - Prob. 11DQCh. 3 - Prob. 12DQCh. 3 - Prob. 13DQCh. 3 - Prob. 14DQCh. 3 - Prob. 15DQCh. 3 - Prob. 16DQCh. 3 - Prob. 17DQCh. 3 - Prob. 18DQCh. 3 - During the year, Brandi had the following...Ch. 3 - Prob. 20CECh. 3 - Prob. 21CECh. 3 - Prob. 22CECh. 3 - Prob. 23CECh. 3 - Prob. 24CECh. 3 - Prob. 25CECh. 3 - During the year, Tamara had capital transactions...Ch. 3 - Prob. 27PCh. 3 - Prob. 28PCh. 3 - Prob. 29PCh. 3 - Prob. 30PCh. 3 - Analyze each of the characteristics in considering...Ch. 3 - Prob. 32PCh. 3 - Prob. 33PCh. 3 - Prob. 34PCh. 3 - Prob. 35PCh. 3 - Prob. 36PCh. 3 - Prob. 37PCh. 3 - Prob. 38PCh. 3 - Prob. 39PCh. 3 - Prob. 40PCh. 3 - Prob. 41PCh. 3 - Prob. 42PCh. 3 - Prob. 43PCh. 3 - Prob. 44PCh. 3 - Prob. 45PCh. 3 - Prob. 46PCh. 3 - Prob. 47PCh. 3 - Prob. 48PCh. 3 - Prob. 49PCh. 3 - Prob. 50PCh. 3 - Prob. 51CPCh. 3 - Prob. 52CPCh. 3 - Prob. 1RPCh. 3 - Prob. 2RPCh. 3 - Prob. 4RPCh. 3 - Prob. 1CPACh. 3 - Jane is 20 years old and is a sophomore at Lake...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3CPA
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- What is the earnings per share ?arrow_forwardAccountingarrow_forwardExpress Delivery Company (EDC) is considering outsourcing its Payroll Department to a payroll processing company for an annual fee of $220,800. An internally prepared report summarizes the Payroll Department’s annual operating costs as follows: Supplies $ 30,800 Payroll clerks’ salaries 120,800 Payroll supervisor’s salary 58,800 Payroll employee training expenses 10,800 Depreciation of equipment 20,800 Allocated share of common building operating costs 15,800 Allocated share of common administrative overhead 28,800 Total annual operating cost $ 286,600 EDC currently rents overflow office space for $36,800 per year. If the company closes its Payroll Department, the employees occupying the rented office space could be brought in-house and the lease agreement on the rented space could be terminated with no penalty. If the Payroll Department is outsourced the payroll clerks will not be retained; however, the supervisor would be transferred to the company’s Human…arrow_forward
- Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A., of Greece makes marine equipment. The company has been experiencing losses on its bilge pump product line for several years. The most recent quarterly contribution format income statement for the bilge pump follows: Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A. Income Statement—Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales $ 410,000 Variable expenses: Variable manufacturing expenses $ 123,000 Sales commissions 50,000 Shipping 21,000 Total variable expenses 194,000 Contribution margin 216,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising (for the bilge pump product line) 27,000 Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) 120,000 General factory overhead 38,000* Salary of product-line manager 113,000 Insurance on inventories 5,000 Purchasing department 49,000† Total fixed expenses 352,000 Net operating loss $ (136,000) *Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. †Common costs allocated on the basis of…arrow_forwardDo companies maintain two sets of depreciation schedules, one for financial reporting and the other one for tax purposes?arrow_forwardnone ??arrow_forward
- Need help with this accounting questionsarrow_forwardCarichem Company produces sanitation products after processing specialized chemicals. The following relates to its activities: 1 Kilogram of chemicals purchased for $4000 and with an additional $2000 is processed into 400 grams of Crystals and 80 litres of a Cleaning agent. At split-off, a gram of Crystal can be sold for $2 and the Cleaning agent can be sold for $8 per litre. At an additional cost of $800, Carichem can process the 400 grams of Crystal into 500 grams of Detergent that can be sold for $4 per gram. The 80 litres of Cleaning agent is packaged at an additional cost of $600 and made into 200 packs of Softener that can be sold for $4 per pack. Required: 1. Allocate the joint cost to the Detergent and the Softener using the following: a. Sales value at split-off method b. NRV method 2. Should Carichem have processed each of the products further? What effect does the allocation method have on this decision?arrow_forwardGeneral accountingarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Individual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT

Individual Income Taxes
Accounting
ISBN:9780357109731
Author:Hoffman
Publisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT