TEST 1 Correct Response Indicate whether each of the items listed below would be included (A) in or excluded (B) from gross income for the 2012 tax year. 1. Alimony | | 2. Lottery winnings | | 3. Life insurance proceeds received upon the death of a family member | | 4. Child support payments | | 5. Reimbursement of hospital expenses from a health insurance plan | | 6. Municipal bond interest | | 7. Unemployment compensation | | 8. Scholarships for tuition and books | | 9
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taxed differently from new ones. * Because of multi-tiered tax structure‚ smokers tend to prefer cheaper cigarette brands. According to the statistics provided by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)‚ consumers downshifted from medium-priced cigarettes to low-priced cigarettes. In the case of alcohol‚ consumption of low-priced beers ballooned from less than 40% in 1994 to more than 70% in 2010. * As tax is affected by inflation‚ tax burden decreases due to lack of price indexation. * The
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invoices‚ not hard coded by vendor or account number‚ and apply a tax code unique to the shipping state which would then allow the Legacy system to make a tax determination. When Milliken transitioned to SAP‚ we began using Vertex to automate this decision based on the “material group” assigned to the individual line item on the purchase order. Material groups define what the item is and how it’s used. Vertex would then make a tax decision based on the material group and the jurisdiction of the
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Luk’s Tax Cheat Sheet Types of Income and Net Income: Segment A: Employment Income‚ Business Income‚ Property Income‚ Other (alimony) Segment B: Taxable capital gains less allowable capital losses either + or zero Segment C: Other deductions ie. RRSP contribution‚ moving expense‚ etc. Segment D: Employment‚ business or property loss; allowable business investment loss Employment Test: Control Test: An employer has the right to tell an employee what to do‚ when‚ and how Ownership of Tools:
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the US and to the country where you live or work. Luckily‚ the US has taken measures to make sure that you do not have to pay redundant taxes with tax exemptions and credits‚ or even treaties. With proper knowledge and advisement‚ tax expat doesn’t have to mean a headache or worse. If an expat resides in a foreign country for at least 330 days of the tax year‚ they are qualified to claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. As much as $90‚000 can be excluded for an individual and if a spouse lives
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True/false #1 Any distribution in excess of E & P is treated as a tax-free recovery of capital by shareholders. ANS: F Distributions in excess of E & P are a tax-free recovery of capital to the extent of stock basis. Distributions in excess of basis trigger recognition of capital gain. #21 A corporation that distributes a property dividend must reduce its E & P by the fair market value of the property less any liability on the property. ANS: F E & P must be reduced by the greater of the adjusted
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The Proposed Soda Tax: The Poor and Middle Class Pay the Price Why must the poor and middle class suffer whenever money is needed to fund some programs or fix the deficit? People are stripped to the bone already‚ what with the Enron scandal and Bernie Madoff making off with millions of citizens savings. Now the poor and middle class people of this great nation are being called upon once again‚ to give more of the nothing that they already don’t have for a Soda Tax. A tax that health officials
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CalFresh and Medical‚ fail to financially assist families who struggle to purchase diapers for their infants. Diapers become even more expensive for many families when there is a sales tax included on them. The diaper tax could potentially purchase about 15 more diapers a week‚ two days’ worth of diaper usage. The sales tax on diapers make the difference of providing the sufficient amount of sanitary
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structured. True False Tax policy rarely plays an important part in presidential campaigns. True False Margaret recently received a parking ticket. This is a common example of a local tax. True False George recently paid $50 to renew his driver’s license. The $50 payment is considered a tax. True False A 1% charge imposed by a local government on football tickets sold is not considered a tax if all proceeds are earmarked to fund local schools. True False One key characteristic of a tax is that it is a required
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Tax Planning to Avoid Paying the Alternative Minimum Tax I worked for Ernst and Young in New York City for my busy season internship. I was placed in the Financial Services Office‚ and more specifically‚ I did tax returns for high-net-worth individuals working for financial institutions. Because all of our clients were millionaires‚ we had to fill out IRS Form 6251 to see if a client would be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax. During the year‚ my department spends a significant amount of
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