The following additional information is available for the Dr. Ivan and Irene Incisor family from Chapters 1
Question:
The following additional information is available for the Dr. Ivan and Irene Incisor family from Chapters 1 and 2.
On September 1, Irene opened a retail store that specializes in sports car accessories. The name of the store is "Plus Two Cones." The store is located at 617 Main Street, Spokane, WA. The store uses the cash method of accounting. Her income and expenses for the year are as follows:
Sales of merchandise................................................................$62,300
Inventory, September 1 (purchased in August)...................................62,500
Inventory, December 31.............................................................58,700
Purchases during the year............................................................35,300
Sales returns and allowances............................................................525
Store rental..............................................................................7,500
Office expense..........................................................................1,400
Insurance.................................................................................1,000
Advertising..............................................................................3,000
Employee wages........................................................................3,350
Payroll and other business taxes........................................................505
Interest on bank loan to open store..................................................2,740
Accounting fees..........................................................................300
Utilities.................................................................................1,000
Telephone.................................................................................800
Maintenance..............................................................................480
Miscellaneous............................................................................175
In addition to the above items, Irene incurred travel expenses to attend a seminar on sports car accessories. She spent $300 on airfare, $400 on lodging, $100 on a rental car, and $150 on meals. Irene has proper receipts for these amounts.
Irene drove her 2004 Ford Explorer 1,446 miles for business related to Plus Two Cones. The Explorer was driven a total of 17,000 miles for the year. Included in the total 17,000 miles is 5,000 miles spent commuting to the store. Irene has the required substantiation for this business mileage. She uses the standard mileage method.
In July, Ivan loaned a friend $7,000 so he could buy a car. Ivan's friend lost his job in 2013 and stopped making payments on the loan. He plans to start making payments again, however, with additional interest as soon as he has new employment.
Required:
Combine this new information about the Incisor family with the information from Chapters 1 and 2 and complete a revised 2013 tax return for Ivan and Irene. Be sure to save your data input files since this case will be expanded with more tax information in later chapters.
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2014
ISBN: 9781285424545
32nd Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven Gill