Select all that are true with respect to depreciation. Depreciation is a cash flow outflow at the time it is recorded in the financial statements Depreciation itself is not a cash flow Accounting depreciation impacts cash flow, Tax depreciation does not Accounting depreciation does not impact cash flow, Tax depreciation does impact cash flow The depreciation tax shield is a relevant cash flow for decision making

Theme: Adjusted Gross Income as determined by the IRS of USA. Examine the case below and do the following:1.Indicates the income items that are part of the gross income.2.Indicates the salary exclusions.3.Identify the deductions to which the taxpayer is entitled to calculate the adjusted gross income.4.Calculate adjusted gross income.5.Indicates the status that the taxpayer must file.6.Fill out Form 1040.Case 2 Carlos Martínez was born on January 9, 1967, is a teacher and is married. He had a salary of $50,000 and a tax withheld of $5,000. Carlos pays an individual retirement account (IRA) for himself of $7,000. His wife, Carmen Flores, was born on April 22, 1971, she works from home selling clothes, from which she had an income of $12,000. The couple have no children and have a joint bank account from which she earned $2,500 in interest from the bank.

The tax law refers to gross income, yet the term gross income is not found on Form 1040. Explain.

List and discuss four major indirect methods of determining unreported income.

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what are the differences between the following components of taxable income                   o   Deductions for AGI and deductions from AGI                  o   Gross income and AGI                  o   AGI and taxable income                  o   Tax deduction and tax credit