Exam 1 Preparation guide

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Exam 1 Preparation Guide ACT 330 Spring 2024 Overview 33 Multiple Choice Questions 100 points total, 1/6 of final grade In-class, on paper, closed-book and closed-note Full class period available How to prepare? In order of priority: 1. Study slides and in-class practice problems 2. Review homework 3. Do optional application problems in syllabus (solutions posted in Canvas) 4. Read textbook for additional depth/clarification of topics covered in class M aterial Covered Covers all material discussed in class thus far o Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 18, 6. Where we only covered part of a chapter in class, you are only responsible for the topics we covered in class Since this exam is on paper, you will not need to do tax research in RIA Checkpoint as part of the exam The following information will be provided to you in the exam if it is related to the question at hand: 1. Tax rates, including individual tax rate brackets 2. Likelihood of success percentages for determining whether a position has reasonable basis, substantial authority, or more likely than not 3. Gross receipts cutoff for using cash method 4. Excess business loss limitation threshold amounts You do not need to know prior law for NOL carryovers. For NOLs, just focus on the current rules.
Sample Question #1 How much tax will a $50 deduction save a taxpayer who is in the 30% tax bracket? a. $15 b. $30 c. $8 d. $50 Sample Question #2 On October 6, 2022 Firm C (a cash basis, calendar-year taxpayer) paid $90,000 rent for the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. How much of this rent payment can Firm C deduct in 2022? a. $45,000 b. $90,000 c. $30,000 d. $0 Sample Question #3 Which of the following is a primary source of tax law? a. Internal Revenue Code b. Academic article on tax matters written by prominent tax professor c. Neither of the above d. Both of the above Sample Question #4 T Corporation generated a $100,000 net operating loss during the 2022 tax year. T has no NOL carryforwards from any earlier year. If T expects to have taxable income before NOL deduction of $60,000 in 2023, what would T’s 2023 taxable income be after taking the NOL deduction? a. $60,000 b. $12,000 c. $0 d. $(40,000)
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