Business Essay

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1. Billy Dent, as the owner of an apartment building, receives and makes the following payments during 2012: Received in January 2012 rent that was $5,000 due in December 2011 Received in December 2012 rent not 4,000 due until January 2013 Security deposit which is to be 500 refunded when tenant vacates the apartment How much rental income must Billy Dent include on his 2012 income tax return? 2. Arnold and Barbara Cane were divorced in June 2012. Pursuant to the divorce decree, Arnold is obliged to perform as follows: a. Transfer title of their personal home to Barbara. They purchased the house in 1998 and their basis today is $400,000. The fair market value of the house is $500,000. The house is subject to a 25-year, $250,000 mortgage. b. Arnold is to continue making payments on the house until it is fully paid off. In 2012, Arnold made payments totaling $18,000. c. Arnold is to make $3,000 per month payments to Barbara. Of this amount one-half is for child support. The divorce decree further states that alimony is to cease upon the death of the wife. In 2012, he made six payments. How do the transactions in the divorce agreement affect Arnold's and Barbara's taxable income? 3. A. Fluent, an investor in stocks and bonds, wanted to increase his portfolio but wanted to minimize his tax liability on the income from the bonds. He is presented with the following alternative investments: U.S. Series EE bonds, bonds for industrial development for mass transit, and qualified veterans' mortgage bonds. Which should he choose for his investment? Why? 4. Which of the following trade or business expenditures of Ajax Inc. are deductible on its current year tax return? If an expenditure is not deductible, explain why it is not a valid deduction. Expenditure Amount Salaries and wages to employees $400,000 Purchase of new office
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