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 5, Problem 42P
LO.2 Does the taxpayer recognize gross income in the following situations?
- a. Ava is a filing clerk at a large insurance company. She is permitted to leave the premises for lunch, but she usually eats in the company’s cafeteria because it is quick and she is on a tight schedule. On average, she pays $2 for a lunch that would cost $12 at a restaurant and it cost her employer $10 to prepare. However, if the prices in the cafeteria were not so low and the food was not so delicious, she would probably bring her lunch at a cost of $3 per day.
- b. Scott is an executive for an international corporation located in New York City. Often he works late, taking telephone calls from the company’s European branch. Scott often stays in a company-owned condominium when he has a late-night work session. The condominium is across the street from the company office and has the technology needed to communicate with employees and customers throughout the world.
- c. Ira recently moved to take a job. For the first month on the new job, Ira was searching for a home to purchase or rent. During this time, his employer permitted Ira to live in an apartment the company maintains for customers during the buying season. The month that Ira occupied the apartment was not during the buying season, and the apartment would not otherwise have been occupied.
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Does the taxpayer recognize gross income in the following situations?
a. Ava is a filing clerk at a large insurance company. She is permitted to leave the premises for lunch, but she usually eats in the company's cafeteria because it is quick and she is on a tight schedule. On average, she pays $2 for a lunch that would cost $12 at a restaurant and it cost her employer $10 to prepare. However, if the prices in the cafeteria were not so low and the food was not so delicious, she would probably bring her lunch at a cost of $3 per day.
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b. Scott is an executive for an international corporation located in New York City. Often he works late, taking telephone calls from the company's European branch. Scott often stays in a company-owned condominium when he has a late-night work session. The condominium is across the street from the company office and…
In which of the following situations may the taxpayer take an education expense on Schedule C?
a.John, a plumber by trade, is taking classes to qualify as an electrician so he may take on more complex contractor jobs.
b.Henry, a self-employed administrative assistant, is taking an advanced Word computer program class through an adult school program.
c.Ann Marie, a hostess at a restaurant, is taking a review course in order to pass the certified financial planner examination.
d.Barbie, a salesperson, is flying on numerous commercial airplanes in order to observe the flight attendants so that she may improve her public relations skills.
17. Which of the following expenses, if any, is/are deductible?
a.Contribution to an IRA.
b.Job-hunting expenses of a fishing guide to become an insurance salesman.
c.Costs involved in maintaining an office in the home by a self-employed insurance adjuster. Taxpayer's wife also uses the office as a meeting place for her bridge club.
d.Cost of moving to first job location. Taxpayer just graduated from college.
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South-western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes
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