Sally was an all-state soccer player during her junior and senior years in high school. She accepted
Question:
Sally was an all-state soccer player during her junior and senior years in high school. She accepted an athletic scholarship from State University. The scholarship provided the following:
Tuition and fees............... $15,000
Housing and meals............. $7,500
Books and supplies............. $2,000
Determine the effect on gross income in each of the following cases:
a. Eloise received $150,000 in settlement of a sex discrimination case against her former employer.
b. Nell received $10,000 for damages to her personal reputation. She also received $40,000 in punitive damages.
c. Orange: Corporation, an accrual lusts taxpayer, received $50,000 front a lawsuit filed against its auditor who overcharged for services rendered in a previous year.
d. Beth received $10,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000 in punitive damages in a lawsuit she filed against a tanning parlor for severe bums she received from using its tanning equipment.
e. Joanne received compensatory damages of $75,000 and punitive damages of $300,000 from a cosmetic surgeon who botched her nose job.
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South Western Federal Taxation 2014 Comprehensive Volume
ISBN: 9781285180922
37th Edition
Authors: William H. Hoffman, David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young