최신 CPA-Regulation 무료덤프 - AICPA Certified Public Accountant CPA Regulation

The uniform capitalization method must be used by:
I. Manufacturers of tangible personal property.
II. Retailers of personal property with $2 million dollars in average annual gross receipts for the 3 preceding years.

Allen owns 100 shares of Prime Corp., a publicly-traded company, which Allen purchased on January
1, 2001, for $10,000. On January 1, 2003, Prime declared a 2-for-1 stock split when the fair market value (FMV) of the stock was $120 per share. Immediately following the split, the FMV of Prime stock was $62 per share. On February 1, 2003, Allen had his broker specifically sell the 100 shares of Prime stock received in the split when the FMV of the stock was $65 per share. What amount should Allen recognize as long-term capital gain income on his Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, for
2003?

In 19X4, Smith, a divorced person, provided over one half the support for his widowed mother, Ruth, and his son, Clay, both of whom are U.S. citizens. During 19X4, Ruth did not live with Smith. She received $9,000 in Social Security benefits. Clay, a 25 year-old full-time graduate student, and his wife lived with Smith. Clay had no income but filed a joint return for 19X4, owing an additional $500 in taxes on his wife's income. How many exemptions was Smith entitled to claim on his 19X4 tax return?

Baum, an unmarried optometrist and sole proprietor of Optics, buys and maintains a supply of eyeglasses and frames to sell in the ordinary course of business. In 1999, Optics had $350,000 in gross business receipts and its year-end inventory was not subject to the uniform capitalization rules.
Baum's 1999 adjusted gross income was $90,000 and Baum qualified to itemize deductions. During
1999, Baum recorded the following information:
Business expenses:

What amount should Baum report as 1999 net earnings from self-employment?

The rule limiting the allowability of passive activity losses and credits applies to:

Hall, a divorced person and custodian of her 12-year old child, filed her 1990 federal income tax return as head of a household. She submitted the following information to the CPA who prepared her
1990 return:
* The divorce agreement, executed in 1983, provides for Hall to receive $3,000 per month, of which
$600 is designated as child support. After the child reaches 18, the monthly payments are to be reduced to $2,400 and are to continue until remarriage or death. However, for the year 1990, Hall received a total of only $5,000 from her former husband. Hall paid an attorney $2,000 in 1990 in a suit to collect the alimony owed.
* In June 1990, Hall's mother gifted her 100 shares of a listed stock. The donor's basis for this stock, which she bought in 1970, was $4,000, and market value on the date of the gift was $3,000. Hall sold this stock in July 1990 for $3,500. The donor paid no gift tax.
* During 1990, Hall spent a total of $1,000 for state lottery tickets. Her lottery winnings in 1990 totaled $200.
* Hall earned a salary of $25,000 in 1990. Hall was not covered by any type of retirement plan, but contributed $2,000 to an IRA in 1990.
* In 1990, Hall sold an antique that she bought in 1980 to display in her home. Hall paid $800 for the antique and sold it for $1,400, using the proceeds to pay a court-ordered judgment.
* Hall paid the following expenses in 1990 pertaining to the home that she owns: realty taxes,
$3,400; mortgage interest, $7,000; casualty insurance, $490; assessment by city for construction of a sewer system, $910; interest of $1,000 on a personal, unsecured bank loan, the proceeds of which were used for home improvements. Hall does not rent out any portion of the home.
What amount should be reported in Hall's 1990 return as alimony income?

Parker, whose spouse died during the preceding year, has not remarried. Parker maintains a home for a dependent child. What is Parker's most advantageous filing status?