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Allison and Paul are married and have no children. Paul is a lawyer who earns a salary of $80,000. In November 2017, Allison quit her job as a copy editor and began exploring the possibility of breeding and showing horses. She would run the business on their property. Allison expects to travel to nine or ten horse shows during the year. While researching the activity, she came across an article entitled: “IRS Cracking Down on Horse Breeding—Is It Really a Business or Is It a Hobby?” She is unsure of the tax ramifications discussed in the article and has come to you for advice on whether her activity will be considered a business or a hobby. Allison provides you with the following projections of the 2018 income and expense items for the horse breeding and showing activity:
Paul and Allison expect to receive $6,000 in interest and dividend income, they will have an $8,000 net long-term
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EBK CONCEPTS IN FEDERAL TAXATION 2019
- Provide correct answer general Accounting questionarrow_forwardAccounting Cycle Review 15 a-e Carla Vista Corporation's trial balance at December 31, 2020, is presented below. All 2020 transactions have been recorded except for the items described below. Debit Credit Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory $27,400 59,000 22,600 Land 62,900 Buildings 96,900 Equipment 42,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $430 Accumulated Depreciation-Buildings 30,500 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 15,000 Accounts Payable 19,300 Interest Payable -0- Dividends Payable Unearned Rent Revenue -0- 8,800 Bonds Payable (10%) 54,000 Common Stock ($10 par) 34,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock 6,800 Preferred Stock ($20 par) -0- Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred -0- Stock Retained Earnings 72,970 Treasury Stock -0- Cash Dividends Sales Revenue Rent Revenue Bad Debt Expense Interest Expense Cost of Goods Sold Depreciation Expense Other Operating Expenses Salaries and Wages Expense -0- 576,000 -0- -0- -0- 404,000 -0- 39,900 63,100 Total Unrecorded…arrow_forwardCan you please give me correct answer this general accounting question?arrow_forward
Individual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT