John Smith, age 31, is single and has no dependents. At the beginning of 2016, John started
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Fee income for services rendered ...........................................................$912,000
Building rental expense .........................................................................36,000
Office furniture and equipment rental expense ...............................................9,000
Office supplies ....................................................................................2,500
Utilities .............................................................................................4,000
Salary for secretary ..............................................................................34,000
Salary for equipment operators .................................................................42,000
Payroll taxes ........................................................................................7,000
Fuel and oil for the equipment ..................................................................21,000
Purchase of three new front-end loaders on January 15, 2016, for $550,000. .........550,000
Purchase of a new dump truck on January 18, 2016 ........................................80,000
During 2016, John recorded the following additional items.
Interest income from First National Bank .................................$10,000
Dividends from ExxonMobil ...................................................9,500
Quarterly estimated tax payments ............................................11,500
John makes the election under § 179 on the three front-end loaders purchased in January. John claims any available additional first-year depreciation.
On October 8, 2016, John inherited IBM stock from his Aunt Mildred. John had been her favorite nephew. According to the data provided by the executor of Aunt Mildred's estate, the stock was valued for estate tax purposes at $110,000. John is considering selling the IBM stock for $125,000 on December 29, 2016, and using $75,000 of the proceeds to purchase an Acura ZDX. He would use the car 100% for business. John wants to know what effect these transactions would have on his 2016 adjusted gross income.
Write a letter to John in which you present your calculations, and prepare a memo for the tax files. Ignore any Federal self-employment tax implications.
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South Western Federal Taxation 2017 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9781305874169
40th Edition
Authors: William H. Hoffman, David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young
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