Amee moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to work for a technology start-up 25 years ago. The start-up eventually went public, and Amee is now one of the company's most senior and successful employees. Amee has owned a house in Nob Hill for the past 20 years. Although she is grateful that the house has increased in value significantly while she has owned it, her property tax bill also has increased substantially. Given the $10,000 maximun regular tax deduction for state and local taxes imposed by the TCJA and the facts her property taxes create an AMT adjustment, Amee has decided that she would save a significant amount in AMT if she moved to a state with lower property taxes. Identify the flaw in Amee's logic with respect to the interaction of the $10,000 state and local tax deduction for regular tax purposes and the related AMT adjustment.

After you determine the Amount Realized, Type and amount of Basis, and Gain or Loss of the following, explain what will be included in the Taxpayers income and why: Lois and Peter bought a home in Rhode Island when they got married in 1985 for 100,000. In December 2006 Peter got a job in Los Angeles to develop a cartoon sitcom. He and Lois moved out of their home and rented it out until 2009. From January 2009 through October 2009 there were no tenants, and Lois and Peter moved back in October 2009. April 2011 they listed their house for sale. They sold the house for 500,000.

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Seiko's current salary is $118,000. Her marginal tax rate is 32 percent, and she fancies European sports cars. She purchases a new auto each year. Seiko is currently a manager for Idaho Office Supply, Inc. Her friend, knowing of her interest in sports cars, tells her about a manager position at the local BMW and Porsche dealer. The new position pays only $100,000 per year, but it allows employees to purchase one new car per year at a discount of $21,200. This discount qualifies as a nontaxable fringe benefit. In an effort to keep Seiko as an employee, Idaho Office Supply, Inc. offers her a $10,200 raise. Answer the following questions about this analysis. b-1. Financially, which offer is better for Seiko on an after-tax basis? Car dealer's offer Current employer's offer Both offers b-2. By how much is the offer better for Seiko on an after tax basis (Assume that Seiko is going to purchase the new…

Hana is in the 24% tax bracket and owns depreciable business equip-ment that she purchased several years ago for $135,000. She has taken $100,000 of depreciation on the equipment, and it is worth $55,000. Hana’s niece, Michelle, is starting a new business and is short of cash. Michelle has asked Hana to gift the equipment to her so that Michelle can use it in her business. Hana no longer needs the equipment. Identify the alternatives available to Hana if she wants to help Michelle and the tax effects of those alternatives. (Assume that all alternatives involve the business equipment in one way or another, and ignore the gift tax.)