ACC 330 Module Two Income Assignment
Criteria
Example
Case #1
Case #2
Case #3
Case Selected
Taxpayer D received royalties from authoring a textbook for a science course taught at the local
community college. Caleb received a prize totaling
$400 from the local civic center without any action on their part and without requirement to provide any services as a condition of receiving the prize
Interest of $500 was earned on state and local bonds that were gifted to Tannon when they turned eighteen.
Justin received $12,000 in alimony payments for a divorce
agreement settled in 2021.
Summary Taxation of Royalties Taxation of Prizes and Awards
Interest on State and local bonds
Alimony Payments
Authoritative Primary Resource
IRC Section 61(a)(6) - Gross
income defined.
https://
uscode.house.gov/
view.xhtml?
req=granuleid:USC-prelim-
title26-
section61&num=0&edition
=prelim
IRC Section 74(b) – Prizes and Awards.
https://uscode.house.gov/
view.xhtml?
req=granuleid:USC-prelim-
title26-
section74&num=0&edition=p
relim
IRC Section 103(a) – Interest on State and local bonds.
https://uscode.house.gov/
view.xhtml?
req=granuleid:USC-prelim-
title26-
section103&num=0&edition=p
relim
IRC Section 71 - Repealed. Pub. L. 115-97, title I, §11051(b)(1)
(B), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2089
https://uscode.house.gov/
view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-
prelim-title26-
section71&num=0&edition=pr
elim
Secondary Resource
IRS Publication 525 – Taxable and Nontaxable Income
p. 17
https://www.irs.gov/
pub/irs-pdf/p525.pdf
IRS Publication 525 – Taxable and Nontaxable Income
p. 34
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-
pdf/p525.pdf
Tax Topic 403, Interest Received
https://www.irs.gov/
taxtopics/tc403
IRS Publication 525 – Taxable and Nontaxable Income
p. 2
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-
pdf/p525.pdf
Supplemental Resource(s)
What is Taxable and Nontaxable Income? Taxes on Prize Winnings and More!
IRS Publication 550 – Investment Income and IRS Publication 504 – Divorced or Separated Individuals p. 12