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Rock Island Corporation generated taxable income (before the domestic production activities deduction) of $10 million this year. The total income included $4,500,000 of qualified production activities income. The company paid $500,000 in W-2 wages to generate the qualified production activity income. What is Rock Island's domestic production activities deduction for the year?

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Beth operates a plumbing firm. In August of last year she signed a contract to provide plumbing services for a renovation. Beth began the work that August and finished the work in December of last year. However, Beth didn't bill the client until January of this year and she didn't receive the payment until March when she received payment in full. When should Beth recognize income under the accrual method of accounting?

A) In August of last year
B) In December of last year
C) In January of this year
D) In March of this year
E) In April of this year

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Mike started a calendar year business on September 1st of this year by paying 12 months rent on his shop at $1,000 per month. What is the maximum amount of rent that Mike can deduct this year under each type of accounting method?

Paris operates a talent agency as a sole proprietorship, and this year she incurred the following expenses in operating her talent agency. What is the total deductible amount of these expenditures? $1,000 dinner with a film producer where no business was discussed $500 lunch with sister Nicky where no business was discussed $700 business dinner with a client but Paris forgot to keep any records (oops!) $900 tickets to the opera with a client following a business meeting

Which of the following business expense deductions is most likely to be unreasonable in amount?

Which of the following is a true statement about the domestic production activities deduction?

Clyde operates a sole proprietorship using the cash method. This year Clyde made the following expenditures: $480 to U.S. Bank for 12 months of interest accruing on a business loan from September 1st of this year through August 31st of next year. $600 for 12 months of property insurance beginning on July 1 of this year. What is the maximum amount Clyde can deduct this year?

Bill operates a proprietorship using the cash method of accounting, and this year he received the following payments: • $100 in cash from a customer for services rendered this year • a promise to pay $200 from a customer for services rendered this year • tickets to a football game worth $250 as payment for services performed last year • a check for $170 for services rendered this year that Bill forgot to cash How much income should Bill realize on Schedule C?

Taffy Products uses the accrual method and reports on a calendar year. On July 1st of this year Taffy paid $48,000 for warehouse rent and $18,000 for insurance on the contents of their warehouse. The rent and insurance covers the next 12 months. What amount, if any, can Taffy deduct for rent and insurance this year?

Which of the following is a true statement?

The all-events test for income determines the period in which income will be recognized for tax purposes.

Which of the following types of expenditures is not subject to capitalization under the UNICAP rules?

Sole proprietorships must use the same tax year as the proprietor of the business.

Shadow Services uses the accrual method and reports on a calendar year. This year Shadow agreed to a uniform cleaning contract with Odie Cleaning. Under the contract Odie bills Shadow for cleaning services as the services are provided. At year end Shadow paid Odie $2,350 for the services rendered during the year. In addition, Shadow paid Odie $700 for cleaning services expected in January of next year. What amount, if any, can Shadow deduct for the cleaning services this year?

Which of the following is a true statement about a request for a change in accounting method?

Brad operates a storage business on the accrual method. On July 1 Brad paid $48,000 for rent on his storage warehouse and $18,000 for insurance on the contents of the warehouse. The rent and insurance covers the next 12 months. What is Brad's deduction for the rent and insurance?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Bob operates a clothing business using the accrual method over a calendar year. In October of last year, Bob contracted with his father, Tim, for consulting advice. Tim is a cash basis calendar year taxpayer and he billed Bob for $6,000 of consulting fees. This amount was comparable to amounts charged by other consultants (a reasonable amount). Bob paid $2,500 of the consulting fee by December 31st of last year, but the remaining $3,500 was not paid until January of this year. When can Bob deduct the consulting fee?

Which of the following cannot be selected as a valid tax year end?

Riley operates a plumbing business and this year the 3-year old van he used in the business was destroyed in a traffic accident. The van was originally purchased for $20,000 and the adjusted basis was $5,800 at the time of the accident. Although the van was worth $6,000 at the time of accident, insurance only paid Riley $1,200 for the loss. What is the amount of Riley's casualty loss deduction?