Exam 3: Corporations: Special Situations

Kim's sole proprietorship consists of a bakery and retail food sales. The bakery's DPGR is $700,000, but after CGS, direct expenses, and a ratable portion of indirect expenses are deducted, QPAI is $100,000. W-2 wages related to DPGR are significant. The retail food sales have a loss of $900,000. If Kim files a joint return and her modified AGI is $119,500, what is her allowable DPAD, if any, for 2015?

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Question 21

Long-term capital gains are taxed under the AET and PHC taxes.

(True/False)

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Question 22

As taxable income is reduced by an NOL carryback, there is a corresponding increase in the DPAD.

(True/False)

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Question 23

A company with a NOL carryforward for a tax year is ineligible for the DPAD if the carryforward eliminates current income.

(True/False)

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Question 24

Which AMT adjustment would only be negative?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 25

DPAD for 2015 is 9% of the greater of QPAI or TI, but not to exceed the W-2 wages limitation.

(True/False)

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Question 26

In connection with the construction of a housing project, a contractor pays an architect to design the homes being built. The architect's fee is not an embedded service that qualifies as DPGR.

(True/False)

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Question 27

The personal holding company tax rate in 2015 is 39.6%.

(True/False)

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Question 28

Which of the following is added in arriving at ACE?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 29

In terms of the effect of the DPAD, the maximum tax savings for a corporation with $10 million of taxable income is $316,000 in 2015.

(True/False)

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Question 30

Jeff Corporation manufactures and sells ceramic dinnerware. The company also sells dinnerware that is purchased from unrelated foreign producers. During the 2015 tax year, Jeff had a U.S. profit of $1.2 million (QPAI) and a profit from the imported merchandise of $300,000. What is Jeff's DPAD?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 31

What is undistributed PHCI?

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Question 32

DPGR - Allowable Indirect Costs = QPAI. Is this formula correct?

(True/False)

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Question 33

Lime, Inc., has taxable income of $13 million in 2015. What is the maximum DPAD tax savings for this C corporation?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 34

Which of the following items will be a deduction from unadjusted AMTI in arriving at ACE?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 35

Which statement is false?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 36

Swan Corporation has gross receipts of $3 million of which $1 million are non-DPGR. CGS identified with DPGR is $1.3 million, while overall selling and administrative expenses are $600,000. Under the simplified deduction method, determine Swan's QPAI.

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Question 37

Stacey, Inc., has taxable income of $10 million in 2015. What is the maximum DPAD tax savings for this C corporation?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 38

If mining exploration and development costs are capitalized and written off over 10 years, no adjustment is necessary for AMT purposes.

(True/False)

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Question 39

The percentage applicable for computing the DPAD will ultimately increase to 12%.

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Question 40

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Long-term capital gains are taxed under the AET and PHC taxes.

As taxable income is reduced by an NOL carryback, there is a corresponding increase in the DPAD.

A company with a NOL carryforward for a tax year is ineligible for the DPAD if the carryforward eliminates current income.

Which AMT adjustment would only be negative?

DPAD for 2015 is 9% of the greater of QPAI or TI, but not to exceed the W-2 wages limitation.

In connection with the construction of a housing project, a contractor pays an architect to design the homes being built. The architect's fee is not an embedded service that qualifies as DPGR.

The personal holding company tax rate in 2015 is 39.6%.

Which of the following is added in arriving at ACE?

In terms of the effect of the DPAD, the maximum tax savings for a corporation with $10 million of taxable income is $316,000 in 2015.

Jeff Corporation manufactures and sells ceramic dinnerware. The company also sells dinnerware that is purchased from unrelated foreign producers. During the 2015 tax year, Jeff had a U.S. profit of $1.2 million (QPAI) and a profit from the imported merchandise of $300,000. What is Jeff's DPAD?

What is undistributed PHCI?

DPGR - Allowable Indirect Costs = QPAI. Is this formula correct?

Lime, Inc., has taxable income of $13 million in 2015. What is the maximum DPAD tax savings for this C corporation?

Which of the following items will be a deduction from unadjusted AMTI in arriving at ACE?

Which statement is false?

Swan Corporation has gross receipts of $3 million of which $1 million are non-DPGR. CGS identified with DPGR is $1.3 million, while overall selling and administrative expenses are $600,000. Under the simplified deduction method, determine Swan's QPAI.

Stacey, Inc., has taxable income of $10 million in 2015. What is the maximum DPAD tax savings for this C corporation?

If mining exploration and development costs are capitalized and written off over 10 years, no adjustment is necessary for AMT purposes.

The percentage applicable for computing the DPAD will ultimately increase to 12%.

Understanding and Working With the Federal Tax Law

Corporations: Introduction and Operating Rules

Corporations: Organization and Capital Structure

Corporations: Earnings Profits and Dividend Distributions

Corporations: Redemptions and Liquidations

Corporations: Reorganizations

Consolidated Tax Returns

Taxation of International Transactions

Partnerships: Formation, Operation, and Basis

Partnerships: Distributions, Transfer of Interests, and Terminations

S Corporations

Comparative Forms of Doing Business

Taxes on the Financial Statements

Exempt Entities

Multistate Corporate Taxation

Tax Practice and Ethics

The Federal Gift and Estate Taxes

Family Tax Planning

Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates

Filters

Exam 3: Corporations: Special Situations

Long-term capital gains are taxed under the AET and PHC taxes.

​As taxable income is reduced by an NOL carryback, there is a corresponding increase in the DPAD.

​ A company with a NOL carryforward for a tax year is ineligible for the DPAD if the carryforward eliminates current income.

Which AMT adjustment would only be negative?

DPAD for 2015 is 9% of the greater of QPAI or TI, but not to exceed the W-2 wages limitation.

In connection with the construction of a housing project, a contractor pays an architect to design the homes being built. The architect's fee is not an embedded service that qualifies as DPGR.

The personal holding company tax rate in 2015 is 39.6%.

Which of the following is added in arriving at ACE?

In terms of the effect of the DPAD, the maximum tax savings for a corporation with $10 million of taxable income is $316,000 in 2015.

Jeff Corporation manufactures and sells ceramic dinnerware. The company also sells dinnerware that is purchased from unrelated foreign producers. During the 2015 tax year, Jeff had a U.S. profit of $1.2 million (QPAI) and a profit from the imported merchandise of $300,000. What is Jeff's DPAD?

What is undistributed PHCI?

DPGR - Allowable Indirect Costs = QPAI. Is this formula correct?

Lime, Inc., has taxable income of $13 million in 2015. What is the maximum DPAD tax savings for this C corporation?

Which of the following items will be a deduction from unadjusted AMTI in arriving at ACE?

Which statement is false?​

Swan Corporation has gross receipts of $3 million of which $1 million are non-DPGR. CGS identified with DPGR is $1.3 million, while overall selling and administrative expenses are $600,000. Under the simplified deduction method, determine Swan's QPAI.

Stacey, Inc., has taxable income of $10 million in 2015. What is the maximum DPAD tax savings for this C corporation?

If mining exploration and development costs are capitalized and written off over 10 years, no adjustment is necessary for AMT purposes.

The percentage applicable for computing the DPAD will ultimately increase to 12%.

Understanding and Working With the Federal Tax Law

Corporations: Introduction and Operating Rules

Corporations: Organization and Capital Structure

Corporations: Earnings Profits and Dividend Distributions

Corporations: Redemptions and Liquidations

Corporations: Reorganizations

Consolidated Tax Returns

Taxation of International Transactions

Partnerships: Formation, Operation, and Basis

Partnerships: Distributions, Transfer of Interests, and Terminations

S Corporations

Comparative Forms of Doing Business

Taxes on the Financial Statements

Exempt Entities

Multistate Corporate Taxation

Tax Practice and Ethics

The Federal Gift and Estate Taxes

Family Tax Planning

Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates

Filters

As taxable income is reduced by an NOL carryback, there is a corresponding increase in the DPAD.

A company with a NOL carryforward for a tax year is ineligible for the DPAD if the carryforward eliminates current income.

Which statement is false?