Determine the total amount that will qualify for itemized deduction by the taxpayer.  Reginald’s long-time neighbor (and poker-playing buddy) Regina lost her job early in the year due to excessive late arrivals at work.  To assist Regina and her family (an unemployed husband and six pre-teen children), Reginald did what he could to keep his friends from either starving or declaring bankruptcy until the (un) employment situation was cured.  First, he paid their overdue state income taxes of $777, then he gave then $400 cash each month starting in June.  When their electric washer “died” from overuse, he bought them a refurbished one, spending $555 on it.  Finally, he covered their December mortgage payment (principal of $433 and interest of $167) so that they had some cash to buy Christmas presents for the children

Peter Marwick, an accountant and accrual basis taxpayer, performed accounting services in Year One for Ellie Vader. Peter gave Ellie a bill for $30,000 in Year One. Ellie paid Peter $5,000 in Year One, but Ellie disputes that she owes the other $25,000 because she thinks his work is shoddy. Ellie agreed to put $25,000 in escrow until she and Peter could resolve their legal dispute over Peter's fees. In Year Three after litigation, the dispute is resolved in Peter's favor and he gets the money out of escrow. How much income does Peter have and when?   Question 9 options:   Peter has $30,000 income in Year 1 because he is on the accrual method.   Peter has no income in Year 1 because there is a contested liability.   Ellie has $25,000 in cancellation of indebtedness income in Year 1.   Peter has $5,000 income in Year 1 and $25,000 in Year 3 under the Claim of Right Doctrine.

Suhana is the trustee of gina's bankrupt estate. Gina owns a boutique business which operates from rented premises in a local shopping centre. The business itself is successful. The petitioner's debt is not business related. Gina is a qualified engineer and if she were to give up the shop she could earn $ 130,000 p.a as an employee . Gina is single and has no dependents. Gina owns an apartment which is worth $ 5,00,000 secured to town bank. The outstanding mortgage is $ 3,30,000. The petitioner's debt is $ 80,000. Additional unsecured debts for the business are approximately $ 30,000. Gina has a personal credit card debt of $ 10,000. Gina leases a car. She owns furniture, clothes, jewelry,  a musical instrument and other personal assets. Gina also has $ 2,00,000 in a supwr annuation fund. Unfair preferences were paid to six creditors prior to the presentation of the creditors petition which totalled $ 43,00. Required: assume you are suhana in a roughly chronological order . What…

27. Clem is married and is a skilled carpenter. Clem's wife, Wanda, works part time as a substitute grade school teacher. Determine the amount of Clem's expenses that are deductible for AGI this year (if any) under the following independent circumstances: a) Clem is self-employed, and this year he incurred $525 in expenses for tools and supplies related to his job. Because neither was covered by a qualified health plan, Clem paid health insurance premiums of $3,600 to provide coverage for himself and Wanda (not through an exchange). b) Clem and Wanda own a garage downtown that they rent to a local business for storage. This year they incurred expenses of $1,250 in utilities and $780 in depreciation. Page 6-37 c) Clem paid self-employment tax of $15,300 (the employer portion is $7,650), and Wanda had $3,000 of Social Security taxes withheld from her pay. d) Clem paid $45 to rent a safety deposit box to store his coin collection. Clem has collected coins intermittently since he was a…

This year William provided $4,200 of services to a large client on credit. Unfortunately, this client has recently encountered financial difficulties and has been unable to pay William for the services. Moreover, William does not expect to collect for his services. William has "written off " the account and would like to claim a deduction for tax purposes. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. What amount of deduction for bad debt expense can William claim this year if he uses the accrual method? Deductible amount

Ned is a head of household with a dependent son, Todd, who is a full-time student. This year Ned made the following expenditures related to Todd's support:   Auto insurance premiums $ 1,700 Room and board at Todd’s school 2,200 Health insurance premiums (not through an exchange) 600 Travel (to and from school) 350   What amount can Ned include in his itemized deductions?

1. You are a Tax Consultant for an Accounting firm. Your client has emailed you with a question. She loaned $20,000 to a co-worker to begin a new business several years ago. If her co-worker declares bankruptcy on August 15 of the current year, is Amy allowed to deduct the bad debt loss this year? Additionally, she wants to know if she can deduct the loss, what is the character of the loss?

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Jenny, single, age 42, earns $50,000 working in 2022. She has no other income. Her medical expenses for the year total $5,000. During the year, she suffered a nonbusiness casualty loss of $7,500 when her apartment is damaged by flood waters (part of a Federally declared disaster area). Jenny contributed $10,000 to her church. She is trying to decide whether to contribute $1,000 to a traditional IRA. Fill in the table below to see if the IRA contribution reduces taxable income. Don't forget to apply the floors to the medical expenses. The deductible casualty loss has been calculated for you. We will look at personal (nonbusiness) casualty losses in another chapter; note that the nonbusiness casualty loss calculation involves 2 floors. 1. Complete the table to show the effect the IRA contribution would have on Jenny's itemized deductions. Without IRA Contribution Gross Income Contribution to IRA AGI Itemized Deductions Charitable contribution Medical expense deduction Casualty loss…

Donald was killed in an accident while he was on the job. Darlene, Donald's wife, received several payments as a result of Donald's death. Review the payments below and then enter the amount to be included in Darlene's gross income in the table provided. a. Donald's employer paid Darlene an amount equal to Donald's three months' salary ($55,800), which is what the employer does for all widows and widowers of deceased employees. b. Donald had $5,000 in accrued salary that was paid to Darlene. c. Donald's employer had provided Donald with group term life insurance of $195,000, which was payable to his widow in a lump sum. Premiums on this policy totaling $19,700 had been included in Donald's gross income under § 79. d. Donald had purchased a life insurance policy (premiums totaled $148,000) that paid $280,000 in the event of accidental death. The proceeds were payable to Darlene, who elected to receive installment payments as an annuity of $37,000 each year for a 23-year period. She…