An employee is given a $10,000 interest free loan from an employer on January 1 to purchase
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An employee is given a $10,000 interest free loan from an employer on January 1 to purchase an automobile to be used for employment purposes. Due to a serious illness, the automobile is only used for nine months of the year. Assume that the prescribed interest rate is 2% for the entire year
1. Calculate her taxable benefit as it relates to her interest free loan, if the employee re-pays $1000 of her loan on September 30th
2. Does the employee need to include a standby charge and operating cost benefit in their taxable income, in this scenario? Briefly explain your answer.
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill
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