Exam 1: Introduction to Taxation

Which of the following best describes horizontal equity?

Kate received $130,000 in salary in 2018. What is her FICA tax if the Medicare rate is 1.45% and the Social Security rate is 6.2% on a maximum of $128,400 in 2018?

In which of the following entities may an owner-employee benefit from all employee tax-free fringe benefits?

Which of the following types of taxes is not levied by the U.S. government?

What is George's gross income if he has the following: $78,000 salary, $4,000 dividend income, $2,000 interest income on city of San Francisco bonds, a gain of $14,000 on a stock sale, and a $4,000 operating loss on a small sole proprietorship that he owns?

The person receiving the gift pays the gift tax.

Which of the following business entities has no provision that limits some or all of the liability of the owner?

Current changes to the federal tax law are amendments to which of the following?

What is a tax?

Which of the following business entities does not file a separate tax return to report business operations?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an S corporation?

Which of these persons never pays taxes directly?

The Mercury Corporation must decide whether to invest in some new machinery for its business. Which tax rate is the most relevant for making this decision?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of both S corporations and partnerships?

Jerry and Matt decide to form a business. Jerry will contribute $4,200 for a 35% interest and Matt will contribute $7,800 for a 65% interest. The business will take out a $25,000 loan to cover the balance of their working capital needs. They expect that the business will have a loss of $38,000 for the first year. In the second year, the business will have a profit of $52,000 and it will distribute $5,200 to Matt and $2,800 to Jerry. Jerry is in the 32% marginal tax bracket and Matt is in the 24% marginal tax bracket. Their marginal tax brackets will not change as a result of profit or loss from this business. What is Jerry's basis at the end of the second year if they organize the business as a partnership?

Which of the following is a type of wealth tax?

Emily is a 20% shareholder in an S corporation. Emily acquired her interest on January 1 of the current year by investing $10,000 for 20% of the corporation's stock. In March, the corporation took out a bank loan for $100,000. The corporation reported a net loss for the current year of $200,000. How much of this loss can Emily deduct on her current year's tax return?

Jerry and Matt decide to form a business. Jerry will contribute $4,200 for a 35% interest and Matt will contribute $7,800 for a 65% interest. The business will take out a $25,000 loan to cover the balance of their working capital needs. They expect that the business will have a loss of $38,000 for the first year. In the second year, the business will have a profit of $52,000 and it will distribute $5,200 to Matt and $2,800 to Jerry. Jerry is in the 32% marginal tax bracket and Matt is in the 24% marginal tax bracket. Their marginal tax brackets will not change as a result of profit or loss from this business. What is Jerry's income tax savings (rounded to the nearest dollar) for the first year if they organize the business as an S corporation?

Emma owns 40% of Johnson, Inc., a regular C corporation, that reported a net loss of $50,000 for the year. Emma acquired her stock on January 1 of the current year by investing $4,000 cash. In July, the corporation took out a bank loan for $25,000. How much of the loss can Emma deduct on her tax return for the year?

What are the fiduciary entities and how are they created?