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1

For the current year, The Echo Company possessed the following income:

In the Echo Company's current year taxable income, how much should be included for dividends received?

Cannot be determined

Explanation

This problem is asking us to determine the amount of dividends to be included in the Echo Company's taxable income for the current year. The dividends were received from 20%-owned taxable domestic corporations; therefore, they are eligible for an 80% dividends received deduction. We can compute this value using the following formula:

2

Which of the following is not an essential element of a contract?

Statute of frauds

Offer

Acceptance

Consideration

Legality

Explanation

Contracts form the foundation of many law topics; furthermore, a contract is made up of several essential elements that include the following: offer, acceptance, consideration, legal capacity, and legality. It is important to note that acceptance refers to an agreement or mutual assent between the parties initiating a contract. On the other hand, a statute of frauds is not an essential element. Statutes of frauds are applied on a case-by-case basis depending on the factual situation of each contract.

3

Charlie Smith is filing a joint tax return with his wife. Charlie Smith's employer pays the entire cost of all the employee's group-term life insurance under a qualified plan. Under this plan, which of the following choices identifies the maximum amount of tax-free coverage that may be provided for Mr. Smith by his employer?

Cannot be determined

Explanation

This question asks us to identify the maximum amount of tax-free group-term life insurance that can be provided to an employee by an employer. The cost of the first of employer provided group-term life insurance coverage can be excluded from an employee's income.

4

Charlie Smith is filing a joint tax return with his wife. Charlie Smith's employer pays the entire cost of all the employee's group-term life insurance under a qualified plan. Under this plan, which of the following choices identifies the maximum amount of tax-free coverage that may be provided for Mr. Smith by his employer?

Cannot be determined

Explanation

This question asks us to identify the maximum amount of tax-free group-term life insurance that can be provided to an employee by an employer. The cost of the first of employer provided group-term life insurance coverage can be excluded from an employee's income.

5

An individual may exclude from income up to                      of gain that is realized on the sale or exchange of a residence, if the individual owned and occupied the residence as a principle residence for an aggregate of at least                      of the five years                      the sale.

Explanation

The following choice is the correct answer:

This means that an individual may exclude from income up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of gain that is realized on the sale or exchange of a residence, if the individual owned and occupied the residence as a principle residence for an aggregate of at least two of the five years preceding the sale. The amount can be increased to five hundred thousand if married individuals file jointly. This applies if either spouse meets the ownership requirement and both spouses meet the use requirement.

6

Which of the following could be considered as enhancing qualitative characteristics of financial reporting?

Comparability

Verifiability

Timeliness

Understandability

All of these

Explanation

Enhancing qualitative characteristics are the attributes that make financial information useful. Qualitative attributes are the non-numerical characteristics that distinguish more useful information from less useful information. All of the following characteristics are considered to be enhancing qualitative characteristics: comparability (i.e. consistency), verifiability, timeliness, and understandability.

7

For the current year, The Echo Company possessed the following income:

In the Echo Company's current year taxable income, how much should be included for dividends received?

Cannot be determined

Explanation

This problem is asking us to determine the amount of dividends to be included in the Echo Company's taxable income for the current year. The dividends were received from 20%-owned taxable domestic corporations; therefore, they are eligible for an 80% dividends received deduction. We can compute this value using the following formula:

8

An individual may exclude from income up to                      of gain that is realized on the sale or exchange of a residence, if the individual owned and occupied the residence as a principle residence for an aggregate of at least                      of the five years                      the sale.

Explanation

The following choice is the correct answer:

This means that an individual may exclude from income up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of gain that is realized on the sale or exchange of a residence, if the individual owned and occupied the residence as a principle residence for an aggregate of at least two of the five years preceding the sale. The amount can be increased to five hundred thousand if married individuals file jointly. This applies if either spouse meets the ownership requirement and both spouses meet the use requirement.

9

For the current year, The Echo Company possessed the following income:

In the Echo Company's current year taxable income, how much should be included for dividends received?

Cannot be determined

Explanation

This problem is asking us to determine the amount of dividends to be included in the Echo Company's taxable income for the current year. The dividends were received from 20%-owned taxable domestic corporations; therefore, they are eligible for an 80% dividends received deduction. We can compute this value using the following formula:

10

Charlie Smith is filing a joint tax return with his wife. Charlie Smith's employer pays the entire cost of all the employee's group-term life insurance under a qualified plan. Under this plan, which of the following choices identifies the maximum amount of tax-free coverage that may be provided for Mr. Smith by his employer?

Cannot be determined

Explanation

This question asks us to identify the maximum amount of tax-free group-term life insurance that can be provided to an employee by an employer. The cost of the first of employer provided group-term life insurance coverage can be excluded from an employee's income.

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