• Q : Return for the purchased goodwill....
    Accounting Basics :

    On January 1, 2012, Ted purchased a small software company for $200,000. He paid $95,000 for the fixed assets of the company and $105,000 for goodwill. How much amortization may Ted deduct on his 20

  • Q : Maximum depreciation deduction including bonus depreciation....
    Accounting Basics :

    If the standard recovery period table would allow $5,716 of depreciation expense on the $40,000 of equipment purchased in 2012, what is Sandy's maximum depreciation deduction, including bonus deprec

  • Q : Statement with respect to the depreciation of the building....
    Accounting Basics :

    On January 1, 2012, Roxburgia Company places a commercial storage building in service. The costs allocated to construction of the building total $300,000 and land is accounted for separately. Which

  • Q : Tax return as a result of this transaction....
    Accounting Basics :

    Kate is an accrual basis, calendar-year taxpayer. On November 1, 2012, Kate leased out a building for $4,000 a month. On that day Kate received 6 months rental income on the building, a total of $24

  • Q : Johns maximum depreciation deduction....
    Accounting Basics :

    John purchases residential rental property on October 31, 2012 for a cost of $290,000. Of this amount, $140,000 is allocable to the cost of the home and the remaining $150,000 is allocable to the co

  • Q : Capital loss limitation....
    Accounting Basics :

    Jerry and Julie are brother and sister. Jerry sold stock to Julie for $5,000, its fair market value. The stock cost Jerry $10,000 5 years ago. Also, Jerry sold Carol (an unrelated party) stock for $

  • Q : Depreciation on the building for tax purposes....
    Accounting Basics :

    Jenny constructed a building for use as a residential rental property. The cost of the building was $180,000, and it was placed in service on August 1, 1990. The building has a 27.5 year MACRS life.

  • Q : Amount of depreciation that jasper should claim....
    Accounting Basics :

    The computer cost $2,100. Jasper wants to claim the maximum amount of depreciation possible for 2012, including the election to expense, if it is available. What is the amount of depreciation that J

  • Q : Sale or exchange of property....
    Accounting Basics :

    If a loss from sale or exchange of property between related parties is disallowed and the property is subsequently sold to an unrelated party,

  • Q : Maximum amount that travis may deduct....
    Accounting Basics :

    During 2012, Travis purchases $130,000 of used manufacturing equipment (7-year property) for use in his business. Travis has taxable income from his business of $500,000. What is the maximum amount

  • Q : Conventional straight-line depreciation method....
    Accounting Basics :

    How much depreciation should be taken on the truck for the 2012 calendar tax year using the conventional (for financial accounting purposes) straight-line depreciation method?

  • Q : Election to expense and bonus depreciation....
    Accounting Basics :

    An asset other than a passenger automobile is placed in service on May 15, 2012 and has a depreciable basis of $32,000. The asset is in the 7-year recovery class. What is the maximum depreciation de

  • Q : Taxpayer reporting on the cash basis....
    Accounting Basics :

    Amy is a calendar year taxpayer reporting on the cash basis. Indicate which of the following income or expense items should not be included in her 2012 tax return.

  • Q : Depreciation deduction for the machine....
    Accounting Basics :

    ABC Corp bought a production machine on January 1, 2011 for $30,000. The company elected out of Section 179 expensing and elected out of claiming bonus depreciation in 2011, and is depreciating the

  • Q : What is the largest write-off aaron can obtain....
    Accounting Basics :

    Aaron has a successful business with $50,000 of income in 2012. He purchased one new asset in 2012, a new machine that is 7-year MACRS property, with a cost of $7,000. Of the options available for a

  • Q : How much advertising expense to allocate department....
    Accounting Basics :

    The store does general advertising that benefits all departments. Advertising expense totaled $90,000 for the current year, and departmental sales were:How much advertising expense should be allocat

  • Q : How much clark claim as a child care credit....
    Accounting Basics :

    He paid $3,500 to a housekeeper to care for his children in his home, and also paid $1,500 to a kiddie play camp for child care. He had no other income or expenses during 2012. How much can Clark cl

  • Q : Tax returns using the married filing jointly status....
    Accounting Basics :

    Bob and Carol file their tax returns using the married filing jointly status. Their AGI is $131,000. They have two children, ages 11 and 7. How much child tax credit can Bob and Carol claim for thei

  • Q : Options karen has for filing her tax return....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assume Karen is 12 years old and her only income is $2,500 of interest income from a bank account with money her parents have given her to save for college. What are the options Karen has for filing

  • Q : Question on job order cost accounting system....
    Accounting Basics :

    BC Company uses a job order cost accounting system. During the month of April, the following events occurred:

  • Q : Strategic management accounting....
    Accounting Basics :

    Develop the balanced scorecard for the Norwalk Pharmaceutical Division of Chadwick, Inc. What parts of the business strategy that John Greenfield sketched out should be included?

  • Q : Determine whether the lease was appropriately capitalized....
    Accounting Basics :

    1. What factors would you look at to determine whether the lease was appropriately capitalized? 2. The annual lease payments as computed by the lessor. 3. The amount the lessee would record as cost fo

  • Q : Using high low method determine utility costs....
    Accounting Basics :

    using the high low method, determine utility costs. In addition, determine the variable costs per unit and total fixed costs.

  • Q : Predetermined overhead rate for the completed year....
    Accounting Basics :

    Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year.

  • Q : Prepare normal costing journal entries....
    Accounting Basics :

    Prepare normal costing journal entries for each of the following events. You will also need the following information: Overhead was estimated at $50,000 for the year and direct labor hours (used to

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