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TrendSetter Inc. paid $50,000 in premiums for life insurance coverage for its key employees for which TrendSetter Inc. is the beneficiary. What is the nature of the book-tax difference created by this expense?


A) Permanent; favorable
B) Permanent; unfavorable
C) Temporary; favorable
D) Temporary; unfavorable

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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For a corporation, goodwill created in an asset acquisition generally leads to temporary book-tax differences.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements regarding the alternative minimum tax is false?


A) Corporations compute the AMT by multiplying their AMT base by 35% and subtracting their regular tax liability.
B) Small corporations are exempt from the AMT.
C) All first-year corporations are exempt from the AMT.
D) None of these is false (choose if you believe All of these above statements are true) .

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statements regarding charitable contributions is false?


A) Only contributions made to qualified charitable organizations are deductible.
B) Charitable contribution deductions are subject to a limitation based on the corporation's taxable income (before certain deductions) .
C) Corporations can qualify to deduct a contribution before actually paying the contribution to the charity.
D) The amount deductible for non-cash contributions is always the adjusted basis of the property donateD.Depending on the nature of the property, the amount deductible for a contribution can be the fair market value of the contributed property.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Controlled group provisions in the tax law prevent taxpayers from splitting a corporation into several smaller corporations to take advantage of low marginal corporate tax rates at low levels of income.

A) True
B) False

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For estimated tax purposes, a "large" corporation is any corporation with average annual gross receipts of $5,000,000 in the three years prior to the current year.

A) True
B) False

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On January 1, 2015, GrowCo issued 50,000 nonqualified stock options (NQOs) valued at $1 per option. Each option entitles the owner to purchase one share of stock for $4. These options vest (accrue) at 20 percent per year for five years beginning in 2015. By the end of 2016, 20,000 of the options had vested. At the end of 2016, these options were exercised when the stock price is $6.25. What is the total value of the book-tax difference associated with the stock options for 2016? Is it favorable or unfavorable? How much of the adjustment is permanent and how much is temporary? (Note that ASC 718 applies to these transactions.)

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$35,000, favorable. $25,000 of the adjus...

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iScope Inc. paid $3,000 in interest on a loan it used to purchase municipal bonds. What is the nature of the book-tax difference relating to this expense?


A) Permanent; favorable
B) Permanent; unfavorable
C) Temporary; favorable
D) Temporary; unfavorable

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In general, a corporation can elect to use either the accrual or cash method of accounting no matter how large the corporation.

A) True
B) False

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Pure Action Cycles Inc., a bicycle manufacturer, has a net capital loss in 2016 of $64,000. It had net capital gains of $21,500 in 2015, $45,000 in 2014, $10,000 in 2013 (but suffered a net operating loss in 2013), and $8,000 of net capital gain in 2011. What is the net capital gain in 2015 after the carryback is applied?

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$2,500 cap...

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Which of the following statements regarding nonqualified stock options (NQOs) is false?


A) If ASC 718 applies, book-tax differences associated with NQOs may be either permanent or temporary.
B) In a given year when ASC 718 applies, if the value of the options that accrue is greater than the bargain element of options exercised, the book-tax difference for that year is unfavorable.
C) Before ASC 718 applied, no expense recognition was required for NQOs for financial accounting purposes.
D) If ASC 718 does not apply, all stock option-related book-tax differences are temporary.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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In 2016, Carbonfab Manufacturers Inc. expensed $125,000 of depreciation for book purposes, but for tax purposes, it deducted $179,000. Carbonfab also sold equipment for $500,000. The book adjusted basis of the equipment sold was $350,000, while the adjusted basis for tax purposes was $210,000. What is the total book-tax difference associated with depreciation and the gain on sale? Is it favorable or unfavorable? What amount of the book-tax difference is permanent and what amount is temporary?

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$86,000, unfavorable...

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Flywest Airlines, Inc. has regular taxable income of $190 million. It also has $10 million of AMT preference items, a $5 million unfavorable depreciation adjustment, and a $2 million favorable ACE adjustment (after the 75% adjustment) . What is Flywest's alternative minimum tax income (AMTI) ?


A) $177 million
B) $183 million
C) $197 million
D) $203 million

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following describes the correct treatment of incentive stock options (ISOs) granted when ASC 718 does not apply?


A) Financial accounting-no expense; tax-no deduction
B) Financial accounting-no expense; tax-deduct bargain element at exercise
C) Financial accounting-expense value over vesting period; tax-no deduction
D) Financial accounting-expense value over vesting period; tax-deduct bargain element at exercise

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Jazz Corporation owns 10% of the Williams Corp. stock. Williams distributed a $10,000 dividend to Jazz Corporation. Jazz Corp.'s taxable income (loss) before the dividend was ($6,000) . What is the amount of Jazz's dividends received deduction on the dividend it received from Williams Corp.?


A) $0
B) $2,800
C) $4,200
D) $7,000
E) None of these.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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The dividends received deduction is designed to mitigate the extent to which corporate earnings are subject to more than two levels of taxation.

A) True
B) False

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Corporations calculate adjusted gross income (AGI) in the same way as individuals.

A) True
B) False

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In the current year, Auto Rent Corporation reported the following taxable income at the end of its first, second, and third quarters: In the current year, Auto Rent Corporation reported the following taxable income at the end of its first, second, and third quarters:    What amount of estimated tax payments would Auto Rent pay each quarter in order to avoid estimated tax penalties under the annualized income method of computing estimated tax payments? What amount of estimated tax payments would Auto Rent pay each quarter in order to avoid estimated tax penalties under the annualized income method of computing estimated tax payments?

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First quarter $510,000; ($1,500,000 × 4 ...

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Which of the following statements regarding net operating losses generated in 2016 is true?


A) Corporations can carry net operating losses back two years and forward up to 15 years.
B) A corporation may elect to forgo carrying a net operating loss back and instead carry it over to future years.
C) When a corporation applies a net operating loss carryover, it reports a favorable, permanent book-tax difference in the amount of the applied carryover.
D) Marginal tax rates are irrelevant in determining the tax benefit of applying a net operating loss carryback or carryover.
E) None of these is a true statement.

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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The dividends received deduction cannot cause a net operating loss. The deduction can reduce income to zero but not below zero.

A) True
B) False

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