!Required information[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]What amounts are included in gross income for the following taxpayers?Note: Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.c. Ajax published a story about Pete, and as a result Pete sued Ajax for damage to his reputation. Ajax lost in court and paid Pete anaward of $20,000.Amount included in Gross Income

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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] What amounts are included in gross income for the following taxpayers? (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. Janus sued Tiny Toys for personal injuries from swallowing a toy. Janus was paid $34,000 for medical costs and $270,000 for punitive damages. Amount included in Gross Income Show Transcribed Text b. Carl was injured in a car accident. Carl's insurance paid him $580 to reimburse his medical expenses and an additional $290 for the emotional distress Carl suffered as a result of the accident. Amount included in Gross Income Show Transcribed Text c. Ajax published a story about Pete and as a result Pete sued Ajax for damage to his reputation. Ajax lost in court and paid Pete an award of $22,000. Amount included in Gross Income Show Transcribed Text د d. Bevis was laid off from his job last month. This month he drew $960 in unemployment benefits. Amount included in Gross Income Show Transcribed…
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.) %3D b. What amount of deduction for bad debt expense can William claim this year if he uses the cash method? Deductible amount
What is the taxpayer's gross income in each of the following situations? Do not type a dollar sign. Use commas when appropriate as in 3,500. If the answer is zero, type a 0. a. Myra received a salary of $80,000 from her employer, Green Construction. b. In July, Green Construction gave Myra an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas (value of $3,200) for exceeding her sales goals. c. Darrin received $9,000 from his employer to help him pay his medical expenses not covered by insurance, this payment is not available to all employees. d. Blake received $5,000 from his deceased wife's employer to help him in his time of greatest need." e. Austin collected $50,000 as the beneficiary of a group term life insurance policy when his wife died. The premiums on the policy were paid by his deceased wife's employer.
Explain why the loss resulting from the sale of a computer in the following three situations is treated differently for income tax purposes:a. Monica sells her personal computer at a loss of $1,300. None of the loss is deductible.b. Omar sells a computer used in his carpeting business at a loss of $4,300. The loss is fully deductible.c. Jerry sells his computer at a loss of $3,800. Jerry used the computer to keep track of his investment portfolio. Only $3,000 of the loss is deductible.
John has an auto which is covered for collision losses subject to a $250 deductible. Kate's auto also has collision coverage but her deductible is $500. John got in an accident while borrowing Katie's car and incurred a $2,500 covered collision loss. John's policy will pay s of the covered loss. Katie's policy will pay $ IMPORTANT: Your answers should be rounded to the nearest integer and should NOT include symbols ('S' or ).
For each of the following situations, indicate the nature and amount of the penalty that could be imposed. Description of the Penalty AND Penalty Amount $ a. Larry is a tax protester and files his tax return in the name of “Mickey Mouse.” b. Anne writes a check for $900 in payment of her taxes that she knows will not clear the bank due to insufficient funds in her account. c. Gerald understated his tax liability by $10,000. The total amount of tax that should have been shown on his return was $70,000.
Michelle operates several food trucks. Indicate the amount (if any) that she can deduct as an ordinary and necessary business deduction in each of the following situations. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) d. Michelle realized a $1,250 loss when she sold one of her food trucks to her father, a related party.
Leigh sued an overzealous bill collector and received the following settlement: Damage to her automobile that the collector attempted to repossess $3,300 Physical damage to her arm caused by the collector $15,000 Loss of income while her arm was healing $6,000 Punitive damages $80,000 Question Content Area a. Regarding Leigh's settlement, classify the following as either "Included in" or "Excluded from" her gross income. Included in/Excluded fromIncome • Damage to her automobile that the collector attempted to repossess • Physical damage to her arm caused by the collector • Loss of income while her arm was healing • Punitive damages Question Content Area b. Assume that Leigh also collected $25,000 of damages for slander to her personal reputation caused by the bill collector misrepresenting the facts to Leigh's employer and other creditors. Is this $25,000 included in Leigh's gross income?
Required information Skip to question [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Emily, who is single, has been offered a position as a city landscape consultant. The position pays $143,000 in cash wages. Assume Emily has no dependents. Emily deducts the standard deduction instead of itemized deductions, she is not eligible for the qualified business income deduction, and she did not make any charitable donations. (Use the tax rate schedules.) a. What is the amount of Emily’s after-tax compensation (ignore payroll taxes)? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 2021 Tax Rate Schedules IndividualsSchedule X-Single If taxable income is over: But not over: The tax is: $ 0 $ 9,950 10% of taxable income $ 9,950 $ 40,525 $995 plus 12% of the excess over $9,950 $ 40,525 $ 86,375 $4,664 plus 22% of the excess over $40,525 $ 86,375 $ 164,925 $14,751 plus 24% of the excess…
Oswald, while walking down the street, is hit by a reckless driver. Oswald sues the driver and recovers the following damages: $20,000 to reimburse Johnny for medical expenses previously incurred (but not previously deducted), $10,000 for pain and suffering, $5,000 for emotional distress stemming from the accident, and $2,500 in punitive damages How much of Oswald's recovery is included in gross income?
Determine Amos's gross income in each of the following cases: If an amount is zero, enter "0." Gross Income a. In the current year, Amos purchased an automobile for $25,000. As part of the transaction, Amos received a $1,500 rebate from the manufacturer. $fill in the blank 1 b. Amos sold his business. In addition to the selling price of the stock, he received $50,000 for a covenant not to compete—an agreement that he will not compete with his former business for five years. $fill in the blank 2 c. Amos owned some land he held as an investment. As a result of a change in the zoning rules, the property increased in value by $20,000.
4. Tax avoidance is deliberately ignoring a specific provision in the Income Tax Act. True or False 5. Ms. Burke had employment income of $52,100, a loss from her unincorporated business of $51,000 and interest income of $8,200. As the result of dispositions of capital property, she had capital gains of $22,400 and capital losses of $28.200. During the year she also paid childcare costs of $3,100 and paid spousal support to her ex-husband of $5,100. Based on the above information answer the following three (3) questions () Ms. Burke's total income under ITA 3(a) is: A: $1,100 B: $9,300 C: $52,100 D: $60,300 (6) Mrs. Burke's income under ITA 3(b) and allowable capital loss carry over are: A: nil ($0) and $5,800 B: negative $5,800 and $0 C: nil (S0) and $2.900 D: negative $2900 and $0 (ii) Ms. Burke's Net Income for Tax Purposes is: A: A loss of $4,700 B: $1,100 C:A loss of $1,800 D: S0 6. An individual was required to make instalments payments for 2020 if their net tax owing in 2020 is…

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