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Identify whether each of the following items constitute positive or negative evidence when a taxpayer assesses whether a valuation allowance is required or should be adjusted. a. Product orders are
GinnyCo reports a $100,000 income tax payable in the current year. In the current year, GinnyCo paid $40,000 in income taxes to another country.GinnyCo cannot use the foreign tax credit this year,
KellerCo reports $5 million of U.S. taxable income, and it is subject to a 34% Federal income tax rate. Its book-tax differences include the following.Nondeductible meals and entertainment costs
LaceCo has adopted certain aggressive policies for deducting, rather than capitalizing, its repair costs. The entity estimates that it will reduce its Federal income tax liability by $400,000 as a
Continue with the facts of Question 4. Cheap Phones, one of Josie's customers who is facing tight cash flow problems, wants to return about 100 defective cell phones. Talk2Me tells Josie to bring the
Marcella (a calendar year taxpayer) purchased a sculpture for $5,000. When the sculpture is worth $12,000 (as later determined by the IRS), Marcella donates it to the Peoria Museum of Art, a public
On June 15, 2014, Sheridan filed his 2013 income tax return reflecting a tax of $10,500. On October 5, 2015, he filed an amended 2013 return showing an additional $6,400 of tax, which he paid with
Jane filed her 2016 Form 1040 on April 4, 2017. What is the applicable statute of limitations in each of the following independent situations? a. Jane incurred a bad debt loss that she failed to
On April 3, 2015, Luis filed his 2014 income tax return, which showed a tax due of $75,000. On June 1, 2017, he filed an amended return for 2014 that showed an additional tax of $10,000. Luis paid
Mary dies in 2016, and included in her gross estate are the following assets:a. How much is included in her gross estate if the alternate valuation date is elected? b. Suppose all of Mary's assets
In 2016, Christian wants to transfer as much as possible to his four adult married children (including spouses) and eight minor grandchildren without using any unified transfer tax credit. a. How
In May 2015, Dudley and Eva enter into a property settlement preparatory to the dissolution of their marriage. Under the agreement, Dudley is to pay Eva $6 million in satisfaction of her marital
Jesse dies intestate (i.e., without a will) in May 2015. Jesse's major asset is a tract of land. Under applicable state law, Jesse's property will pass to Lorena, who is his only child. In December
At the time of her death on September 4, 2016, Alicia held the following assets?Fair Market ValueBonds of Emerald Tool Corporation ........................... $ 900,000Stock in Drab Corporation
Before her death in early 2016, Katie made the following transfers. • In 2008, purchased stock in Green Corporation for $200,000 listing title as follows: "Katie, payable on proof of death to my
At the time of his death on July 9, 2016, Aiden was involved in the following real estate.Fair Market Value (on July 9, 2016)Apartment building ..................... $2,100,000Tree farm
While vacationing in Florida in November 2016, Sally was seriously injured in an automobile accident (she died several days later). How are the following transactions handled for tax purposes? a.
At the time of his death, John held the following assets. Fair Market Value of Asset Green stock held as equal tenants in common with brother ........................ $500,000 Rental property held as
In July 2015, Lily gives Larry a house (basis of $200,000; fair market value of $650,000) to be used as his personal residence. Before his death in June 2016, Larry installs a tennis court in the
At the time of her death in 2016, Wanda has an adjusted gross estate of $6.5 million. Her estate includes the family farm, with a most suitable use value of $3.3 million and a current use value of
What is fraud?
Clever, Inc., is a car manufacturer. Its 2015 income statement is as follows: Clever, Inc. Income Statement for the Year Ended December 31, 2015 Sales revenue
You are a student at ABC University. You recently read in the school's daily newspaper about a terrific investment opportunity that promises to repay you a 44 percent annual return on your
You serve on the board of directors of a multinational manufacturing company. You have just received a whistleblower complaint that one of the managers in another country, where a large production
How is power used to influence another person to participate in an already existing fraud scheme?
In October 2014, the following case was heard in New Jersey.A former optometrist was sentenced to seven years in state prison for conspiracy, theft by deception, falsifying records, and falsification
You have a cousin who lives in a small town in eastern Kansas. She just told you that her friend has a 4-year-old daughter with cancer-a rare form of leukemia-who needs money for a surgery. She is
In 1992, General Motors experienced a $436 million fraud committed by a Long Island automobile dealer. Because of this huge fraud, they have asked you to help them install a "framework that would not
Biogencyte, a company based in Landover, Utah, is the vanguard of cancer research. Recently, the company has been developing state-of-art antibiotics that potentially cure cancer completely. The
What is conversion?
A "Big 4" accounting firm was auditing a limited real estate partnership that had three general partners (all brothers) and 2,000 limited partners. The limited partnership owned real property that
List and describe the steps of the data-driven fraud-detection approach.
Assume that someone in your company is taking money from the petty cash fund. Complete a vulnerability chart similar to the one in the chapter in order to coordinate the various aspects of the fraud
The city of Dallas, Texas, is missing 12 city-owned iPads and doesn't know where they went. Answer the following questions: 1. If you were investigating the missing iPads, what kind of theft act
A number of years ago, General Motors experienced a $436 million fraud committed by a Long Island automobile dealer. The dealer was borrowing money from General Motors' financing division and using
You receive an anonymous tip that your controller is embezzling assets from your company. You begin your investigation by interviewing several employees in the accounting department, who report no
What is norming or calibrating?
What are the three types of honesty testing?
You manage a division that recently discovered a suspected fraud involving accounts receivable. For the past week, you and the internal auditors have been collecting documents, gathering
What are common-size financial statements?
On a beautiful spring morning in 2015, Stephen Lowber, chief financial officer of Cutter and Buck, Inc., slowly arose from his bed, walked across the bedroom floor, and gazed out the window. It was a
In November 2014, Wehav Funds, a profitable engineering firm, signed a loan guarantee as a third party for No Certainty Company, a newly formed organization focused on pharmaceutical research and
Regina recently landed her dream job at a local clothes outlet. Within a few weeks of working in her new employment, however, Regina began to engage in fraud. Regina committed the fraud by doing the
Conduct a survey of managers or owners of at least 10 local businesses. Ask whether or not, to the best of the manager or owner's knowledge, the organization has ever been a victim of fraud. In each
Following the directions discussed in this chapter, write to the direct marketing association and the three credit bureaus and request to opt out of preapproved credit card mailings. Turn in a copy
Go to the Florida attorney general's consumer fraud Web site at myfloridalegal.com/identitytheft Pick a transaction that you will likely be involved in from the list on the home page. Read about that
You are trying to sell your car. You have been trying to sell it for a while and have it posted on an online classified ad. You receive the following e-mail: Hello. My name is David Meganimus, and I
You are a certified fraud examiner, and a local community group, the Silver Years Senior Squad, has requested that you give a presentation about consumer fraud. They want to hear about examples of
Willy and Buck Forsythe are brothers who often engage in shady business deals and regularly swindle honest people out of their money. Willy and Buck have decided to take their business to a new
As mentioned in the chapter, lawyers, creditors, and trustees can often be involved in bankruptcy fraud. Read the letter at www.clr.org/Safford6c04.html. It was written by a debtor to the U.S.
Attorney Mark E. of Newport, Virginia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the Eastern District of Virginia, based on his actions of embezzling from a client in Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Mark embezzled more
After a jury trial, Charles H. and his parents, Charles M. and Helen J. of White Plains, New York, were found guilty on charges of theft of public funds, wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and money
John Dewey is the husband of Mary Dewey. He is also the CEO of a large public relations firm. Mary recently filed for divorce, alleging mental brutality, and is asking for half of John's and the
What principles are important in password use and training?
Search the Internet for a recent story on information being stolen from a company. Examples of this are stolen credit card numbers, personal information, and proprietary secrets. Summarize the
1. What is a VPN? 2. How do VPNs provide security within organizations? 3. Search the Internet for the term "IPsec"? What is it? Is it considered secure? 4. Search for other VPN-related protocols and
As the new intern for the summer, you have been asked to investigate two methods of e-mail encryption: S/MIME and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). Compare and contrast the two systems. 1. Why do two
A number of security/intrusion detection firms exist in the market. Research one of these firms and report on its services, costs, and benefits. 1. Would you hire a firm like this for a start-up
(If allowed by your school's policy) Download and install a network sniffer application like Wireshark, tcpdump. Sniff the traffic on your local network for 10 minutes and report on your
Janice Dempsey has just started her own tax preparation firm. She has leased office space in a building, and she is incorporating her business as a Subchapter S corporation under the Internal Revenue
Saint Claire Adams was hired by Circuit City as a sales counselor. When he was hired he signed an employment contract that included a mandatory arbitration clause. Two years later he filed a suit
Explain why a business person would want to use alternative dispute resolution methods. Discuss the advantages. What disadvantages have you learned?
Heinz Ketchup holds 54 percent of the ketchup market in the United States. Nine of every 10 restaurants feature Heinz ketchup. However, Heinz has learned that many restaurant owners are simply
During the inauguration for President Obama in January 2013, Beyoncé was scheduled to sing the national anthem. The question arose: Did she lipsync during her performance? No answer was
The University of Wisconsin requires all of its students to pay, as part of their tuition, a student activity fee. Those fees are used to support campus clubs and activities. Some students who
Public Interest Corporation (PIC) owned and operated television station WTMV-TV in Lakeland, Florida. MCA Television Ltd. (MCA) owns and licenses syndicated television programs. In 1990, the two
San Diego Air Sports (SDAS) Center operates a sports parachuting business in Otay Mesa, California. SDAS offers training to beginning parachutists and facilitates recreational jumping for experienced
Kathryn Erickson was the general manager of the Uintah Special Services District (USSD), an entity created to use federal-mineral-lease revenues for road projects. She, along with her secretary,
Catherine Bosley worked as a television news anchor for WKBN Channel 27 in Youngstown, Ohio. While on vacation with her husband in Florida she participated in a "wet t-shirt" contest, which was
Juanita DeJesus was seriously injured when hit on the head by a foul ball at a minor league baseball game and sued the stadium operators for negligence and premises liability. The case progressed to
The American Geophysical Union and 82 other publishers of scientific and technical journals brought a class-action lawsuit against Texaco, claiming that Texaco's unauthorized photocopying of articles
The Column is a sculpture of 19 stainless steel statues depicting a squad of soldiers on patrol; it is a key part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The
Carriage Way was a real estate development of approximately 80 houses and 132 apartments. The property owners were members of the Carriage Way Property Owners Association. Each year, the association
Maria Cantu was a special education teacher under a one-year contract with the San Benito School district for the 1990-1991 school year. On Saturday, August 18, just weeks before fall-term classes
CEO Bernard Ellis sent a memo to shareholders of his Internet-related services business some four days before the expiration of a lock-up period during which these shareholders had agreed not to sell
The Printers International Union reached agreement for a new three-year contract with a large regional printing company. As was their practice, the union negotiators then met with Sullivan Brothers
John Blackwell was seriously injured in an auto accident. His wife was Korean and spoke little English and needed help communicating with Blackwell's doctor. The Blackwells hired Choi as an
While on a fishing trip, Tom Snyder met an elderly couple living in near-destitute conditions in a rural area of Texas. He returned to the area often, and he regularly purchased groceries for the
The Aqua Drilling Company made a contract to drill a well for the Atlas Construction Company. It was expected that this would supply water for a home being constructed by Atlas. Aqua did not make any
Sandra Menefee sued Geographic Expeditions, Inc. (GeoEx), for the wrongful death of her son while on a GeoEx expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro. GeoEx moved to compel arbitration under the parties'
Justin Shaffer, while an employee of the Home Paramount Pest Control Companies Inc., signed an employment agreement providing that: The Employee will not engage directly or indirectly or concern
Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc. (Consolidated), sued Affinity Internet, Inc., doing business as SkyNetWEB (Affinity), for breach of its contract to provide computer and Web hosting
Ibberson Co., the general contractor hired by AgGrow Oils, LLC, to design and build an oilseed processing plant, contracted with subcontractor Anderson International Corp. to supply critical seed
Farmer William Weber sued the North Loup Irrigation District for breach of contract because North Loup failed to deliver water to his farm during the 2010 season as a result of the destruction of a
Union Pacific Railroad's long-term coal-hauling contract with electric utility WEPCO provided that if the railroad is prevented by "an event of Force Majeure" from reloading empty coal cars (after it
JRC Trading Corp (JRC) bought computer software and hardware from Progressive Data Systems (PDS) for $167,935, which it paid in full, to track movement of its trucks with inventory and to process
Self-described "sports nut" Gary Baker signed up for a three-year club-seat "package" that entitled him and a companion to tickets for 41 Boston Bruin hockey games and 41 Boston Celtic basketball
Manny Fakhimi agreed to buy an apartment complex for $697,000 at an auction from David Mason. Fakhimi was obligated to put up 10 percent of the agreed-to price at the auction as a deposit. The
On March 6, Colt Manufacturing Co., a handgun manufacturer, sponsored a farewell dinner for one of its officers, Marc Fontane. At the dinner, two Colt officials presented Fontane with a .45-caliber
Arthur Grace, a world-renowned photo-journalist, had an agreement with Sygma-Paris and Sygma-New York whereby Grace turned well over 40,000 of his photographic images to Sygma, and Sygma agreed to
Click2Boost, Inc. (C2B), entered into an Internet marketing agreement with the New York Times(NYT) on May 10, 2002, for C2B to solicit subscribers for home delivery of the New York Times newspaper
Power & Telephone Supply Company (PTSC) put together a PowerPoint presentation for Dumont Telephone Company that showed the "head-end" system-a new phone system that would provide Dumont's
Catherine Joseph, who does business as Metro Classics, sold clothing to Jackson Hole Traders, a corporation owned by David and Elizabeth Speaks. Jackson Hole Traders is located in Jackson, Wyoming,
Emily Lieberman and Amy Altomondo were members of the Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) sorority at Bowling Green State University. They negotiated with Johnathan James Furlong for the purchase of
Master Homecraft Co. received a promissory note with a stated face value from Sally and Tom Zimmerman. The note was payment for remodeling their home and contained unused blanks for installment
Northwest Harvest Products, Inc., fell behind on its trade account with Major Products Company, Inc., and Major requested a note for the debt. Northwest sent a $79,000 corporate note. The balance on
Corey Brandon Bumgarner, who was separated from his wife, Crystal, had an accident caused by Donald Wood that resulted in $2,164.46 in damages to Corey's vehicle. Wood's insurance carrier mailed a
What would happen if an employee directed funds to his or her account electronically? Would the UCC rules on fictitious payees apply? [Koss Corp. v. American Exp. Co., 309 P.3d 898 (Ariz. App.)]
William Potts was employed by Jemoli Holdings, Inc., to liquidate assets of defunct companies. Potts had the authority to sign checks for Jemoli. Potts had a personal investment account with Raymond
Jane bought a string of pearls from Grantham Jewelers. Jane wrote a check for $1,760 to pay for the pearls. When Jane had the pearls appraised for insurance purposes, she learned from the appraiser
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