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Who Cares about Taxes and Why? |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Different Ways to Measure Tax Rates |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (1) |
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Proportional Tax Rate Structure |
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9 | (1) |
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Progressive Tax Rate Structure |
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9 | (1) |
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Regressive Tax Rate Structure |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Employment and Unemployment Taxes |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Evaluating Alternative Tax Systems |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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Static versus Dynamic Forecasting |
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18 | (1) |
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Income versus Substitution Effects |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Horizontal versus Vertical Equity |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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Evaluating Tax Systems---The Trade-Offs |
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23 | (1) |
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2 Tax Compliance, the IRS, and Tax Authorities |
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Taxpayer Filing Requirements |
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2 | (1) |
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Tax Return Due Date and Extensions |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (2) |
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Legislative Sources: Congress and the Constitution |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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The Legislative Process for Tax Laws |
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12 | (1) |
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Basic Organization of the Code |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Judicial Sources: The Courts |
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14 | (1) |
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Administrative Sources: The U.S. Treasury |
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15 | (1) |
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Regulations, Revenue Rulings, and Revenue Procedures |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Step 3 Locate Relevant Authorities |
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18 | (1) |
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Step 4 Analyze Tax Authorities |
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19 | (2) |
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Step 5 Document and Communicate the Results |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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Tax Professional Responsibilities |
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23 | (3) |
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Taxpayer and Tax Return Preparer Penalties |
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26 | (2) |
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3 Tax Planning Strategies and Related Limitations |
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Basic Tax Planning Overview |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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The Timing Strategy When Tax Rates Are Constant |
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4 | (3) |
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The Timing Strategy When Tax Rates Change |
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7 | (3) |
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Limitations to Timing Strategies |
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10 | (1) |
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Income-Shifting Strategies |
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11 | (1) |
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Transactions between Family Members and Limitations |
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12 | (1) |
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Transactions between Owners and Their Businesses and Limitations |
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12 | (3) |
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Income Shifting across Jurisdictions and Limitations |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (3) |
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Limitations of Conversion Strategies |
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18 | (1) |
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Additional Limitations to Tax Planning Strategies: Judicially Based Doctrines |
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18 | (1) |
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Tax Avoidance versus Tax Evasion |
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19 | (2) |
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4 Individual Income Tax Overview, Dependents, and Filing Status |
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The Individual Income Tax Formula |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (3) |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Dependents of the Taxpayer |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (4) |
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19 | (1) |
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Married Filing Jointly and Married Filing Separately |
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19 | (2) |
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Married Individuals Treated as Unmarried (Abandoned Spouse) |
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21 | (1) |
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Qualifying Widow or Widower (Surviving Spouse) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (3) |
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Summary of Income Tax Formula |
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25 | (3) |
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5 Gross Income and Exclusions |
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Realization and Recognition of Income |
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2 | (1) |
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What Is Included in Gross Income? |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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Return of Capital Principle |
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4 | (1) |
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Recovery of Amounts Previously Deducted |
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5 | (1) |
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When Do Taxpayers Recognize Income? |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Who Recognizes the Income? |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Community Property Systems |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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Other Sources of Gross Income |
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14 | (1) |
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Income from Flow-Through Entities |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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Prizes, Awards, and Gambling Winnings |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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Discharge of Indebtedness |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Gains on the Sale of Personal Residence |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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Education-Related Exclusions |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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Other Educational Subsidies |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Exclusions That Mitigate Double Taxation |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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Sickness and Injury-Related Exclusions |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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Payments Associated with Personal Injury |
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29 | (1) |
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Health Care Reimbursement |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Deductions Directly Related to Business Activities |
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2 | (1) |
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Trade or Business Expenses |
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3 | (2) |
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Rental and Royalty Expenses |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Excess Business Loss Limitation |
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6 | (1) |
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Deductions Indirectly Related to Business Activities |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Health Insurance Deduction by Self-Employed Taxpayers |
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7 | (1) |
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Self-Employment Tax Deduction |
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8 | (1) |
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Deductions for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) |
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8 | (1) |
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Deductions for Health Savings Accounts |
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8 | (1) |
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Penalty for Early Withdrawal of Savings |
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9 | (1) |
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Deductions Subsidizing Specific Activities |
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10 | (1) |
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Deduction for Interest on Qualified Education Loans |
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10 | (1) |
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Summary: Deductions for AGI |
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11 | (3) |
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Deductions from AGI: Itemized Deductions |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Transportation and Travel for Medical Purposes |
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15 | (1) |
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Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities |
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15 | (1) |
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Medical Expense Deduction Limitation |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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Contributions of Property Other Than Money |
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20 | (2) |
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Charitable Contribution Deduction Limitations |
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22 | (2) |
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Special 2021 from AGI Charitable Contribution Deduction for Taxpayers Not Itemizing Deductions |
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24 | (1) |
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Casualty and Theft Losses on Personal-Use Assets |
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25 | (1) |
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Other Itemized Deductions |
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25 | (1) |
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Summary of Itemized Deductions |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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Bunching Itemized Deductions |
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29 | (1) |
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Deduction for Qualified Business Income |
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29 | (1) |
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Deduction for Qualified Business Income |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Portfolio Income: Interest and Dividends |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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Corporate and U.S. Treasury Bonds |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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Portfolio Income: Capital Gains and Losses |
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7 | (3) |
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Types of Capital Gains and Losses |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Netting Process for Gains and Losses |
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13 | (4) |
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Calculating Tax Liability on Net Capital Gains |
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17 | (6) |
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Limits for Capital Loss Deductions |
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23 | (1) |
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Losses on the Sale of Personal-Use Assets |
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23 | (1) |
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Capital Losses on Sales to Related Persons |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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Balancing Tax Planning Strategies for Capital Assets with Other Goals |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Investment Interest Expense and Net Investment Income Tax |
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26 | (2) |
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Net Investment Income Tax |
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28 | (1) |
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Passive Activity Income and Losses |
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29 | (1) |
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Passive Activity Definition |
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30 | (1) |
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Income and Loss Categories |
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31 | (2) |
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Rental Real Estate Exception to the Passive Activity Loss Rules |
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33 | (1) |
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Net Investment Income Tax on Net Passive Income |
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33 | (1) |
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8 Individual Income Tax Computation and Tax Credits |
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Regular Federal Income Tax Computation |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Marriage Penalty or Benefit |
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3 | (1) |
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Exceptions to the Basic Tax Computation |
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3 | (1) |
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Preferential Tax Rates for Capital Gains and Dividends |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (1) |
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Alternative Minimum Tax Formula |
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7 | (1) |
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Alternative Minimum Taxable Income |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (1) |
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Tentative Minimum Tax and AMT Computation |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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Net Investment Income Tax |
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13 | (1) |
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Employment and Self-Employment Taxes |
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14 | (1) |
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Employee FICA Taxes Payable |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (5) |
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Employee vs. Self-Employed (Independent Contractor) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
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Nonrefundable Personal Credits |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Additional Child Tax Credit for 2021 Only |
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25 | (1) |
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Child and Dependent Care Credit |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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Refundable Personal Credits |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (2) |
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Special Tax Credit For 2021 |
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32 | (1) |
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Other Refundable Personal Credits |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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Credit Application Sequence |
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35 | (1) |
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Taxpayer Prepayments and Filing Requirements |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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9 Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting Methods |
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2 | (1) |
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Gross Receipts Test for Determining Small Businesses |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Limitations on Business Deductions |
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6 | (1) |
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Expenditures against Public Policy |
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6 | (1) |
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Political Contributions and Lobbying Costs |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Expenses Associated with the Production of Tax-Exempt Income |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Mixed-Motive Expenditures |
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8 | (1) |
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Travel and Transportation |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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Record Keeping and Other Requirements |
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12 | (1) |
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Limitation on Business Interest Deductions |
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12 | (1) |
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Calculating the Interest Limitation |
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12 | (1) |
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Losses on Dispositions of Business Property |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Financial and Tax Accounting Methods |
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15 | (1) |
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Overall Accounting Method |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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All-Events Test for Income |
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18 | (1) |
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Taxation of Advance Payments of Income (Unearned Income) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Inventory Cost-Flow Methods |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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Comparison of Accrual and Cash Methods |
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28 | (1) |
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Adopting an Accounting Method |
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29 | (1) |
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Changing Accounting Methods |
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30 | (2) |
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Tax Consequences of Changing Accounting Methods |
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32 | (1) |
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10 Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery |
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Cost Recovery and Tax Basis for Cost Recovery |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (1) |
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Personal Property Depreciation |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Depreciation Recovery Period |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Calculating Depreciation for Personal Property |
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10 | (1) |
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Applying the Half-Year Convention |
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11 | (2) |
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Applying the Mid-Quarter Convention |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
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Special Rules Relating to Cost Recovery |
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17 | (1) |
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Immediate Expensing (§179) |
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17 | (4) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (4) |
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Depreciation for the Alternative Minimum Tax |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Organizational Expenditures and Start-Up Costs |
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32 | (3) |
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Research and Experimentation Expenditures |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Amortizable Intangible Asset Summary |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (3) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Determination of Adjusted Basis |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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Property Converted from Personal Use to Business Use |
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3 | (2) |
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Realized Gain or Loss on Disposition |
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5 | (1) |
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Recognized Gain or Loss on Disposition |
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6 | (1) |
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Character of Gain or Loss |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Scenario 1 Gain Created Solely through Cost Recovery Deductions |
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11 | (1) |
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Scenario 2 Gain Due to Both Cost Recovery Deductions and Asset Appreciation |
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12 | (1) |
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Scenario 3 Asset Sold at a Loss |
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12 | (2) |
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Section 1250 Depreciation Recapture for Real Property |
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14 | (1) |
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Other Provisions Affecting the Rate at Which Gains Are Taxed |
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15 | (1) |
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Unrecaptured §1250 Gain for Individuals |
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15 | (1) |
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Characterizing Gains on the Sale of Depreciable Property to Related Persons |
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16 | (1) |
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Calculating Net §1231 Gains or Losses |
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17 | (1) |
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Section 1231 Look-Back Rule |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (4) |
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Tax-Deferred Transactions |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Definition of Like-Kind Property |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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Timing Requirements for a Like-Kind Exchange |
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25 | (1) |
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Tax Consequences When Like-Kind Property Is Exchanged Solely for Like-Kind Property |
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26 | (1) |
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Tax Consequences of Transfers Involving Like-Kind and Non-Like-Kind Property (Boot) |
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27 | (2) |
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Reporting Like-Kind Exchanges |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (2) |
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Gains Ineligible for Installment Reporting |
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33 | (1) |
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Other Tax-Deferred Provisions |
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34 | (1) |
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Related-Person Loss Disallowance Rules |
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34 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Employee Considerations for Salary and Wages |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Employer Considerations for Salary and Wages |
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2 | (1) |
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Deductibility of Salary and Wage Payments |
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2 | (5) |
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Equity-Based Compensation |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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Employee Tax Considerations for Stock Options |
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10 | (4) |
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Employer Tax Considerations for Stock Options |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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Employee Tax Considerations for Restricted Stock |
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17 | (2) |
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Employer Tax Considerations for Restricted Stock |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Equity-Based Compensation Summary |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Employee Considerations for Taxable Fringe Benefits |
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22 | (2) |
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Employer Considerations for Taxable Fringe Benefits |
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24 | (1) |
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Nontaxable Fringe Benefits |
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25 | (1) |
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Group-Term Life Insurance |
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26 | (1) |
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Health and Accident Insurance and Benefits |
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27 | (1) |
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Meals and Lodging for the Convenience of the Employer |
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27 | (1) |
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Employee Educational Assistance |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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No-Additional-Cost Services |
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28 | (1) |
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Qualified Employee Discounts |
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29 | (1) |
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Working Condition Fringe Benefits |
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30 | (1) |
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De Minimis Fringe Benefits |
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30 | (1) |
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Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits |
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30 | (1) |
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Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Accounts |
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31 | (1) |
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Employee and Employer Considerations for Nontaxable Fringe Benefits |
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31 | (1) |
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Tax Planning with Fringe Benefits |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | |
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13 Retirement Savings and Deferred Compensation |
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Employer-Provided Qualified Plans |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Defined Contribution Plans |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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After-Tax Cost of Contributions to Traditional (non-Roth) Defined Contribution Plans |
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9 | (1) |
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Distributions from Traditional Defined Contribution Plans |
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10 | (2) |
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After-Tax Rates of Return for Traditional Defined Contribution Plans |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (3) |
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Comparing Traditional Defined Contribution Plans and Roth 401 (k) Plans |
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15 | (1) |
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans |
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16 | (1) |
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Nonqualified Plans versus Qualified Defined Contribution Plans |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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Individually Managed Qualified Retirement Plans |
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20 | (1) |
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Individual Retirement Accounts |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (3) |
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Nondeductible Contributions |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA |
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26 | (2) |
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Comparing Traditional and Roth IRAs |
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28 | (1) |
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Self-Employed Retirement Accounts |
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29 | (1) |
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Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
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14 Tax Consequences of Home Ownership |
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Is a Dwelling Unit a Principal Residence, Residence, or Nonresidence? |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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Exclusion of Gain on Sale of Personal Residence |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (3) |
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Home Mortgage Interest Deduction |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Limitation on Acquisition Indebtedness |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Residence with Minimal Rental Use |
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17 | (1) |
|
Residence with Significant Rental Use (Vacation Home) |
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18 | (1) |
|
Deducting Rental Expenses of Vacation Home |
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19 | (5) |
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Nonresidence (Rental Property) |
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24 | (1) |
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Losses on Rental Property |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (2) |
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Direct versus Indirect Expenses |
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28 | (1) |
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Limitations on Deductibility of Expenses |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | |
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15 Business Entities Overview |
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Business Entity Legal Classification and Nontax Characteristics |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Responsibility for Liabilities |
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3 | (1) |
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Rights, Responsibilities, and Legal Arrangements among Owners |
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3 | (2) |
|
Business Entity Tax Classification |
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5 | (2) |
|
Business Entity Tax Characteristics |
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7 | (1) |
|
Taxation of Business Entity Income |
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7 | (1) |
|
The Taxation of Flow-Through Entity Business Income |
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8 | (10) |
|
Overall Tax Rate of C Corporation Income |
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18 | (4) |
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22 | (4) |
|
Deductibility of Entity Losses |
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26 | (5) |
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Other Tax Characteristics |
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31 | (1) |
|
Converting to Other Business Entity Types |
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31 | (4) |
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35 | |
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Corporate Taxable Income Formula |
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2 | (1) |
|
Accounting Periods and Methods |
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2 | (1) |
|
Computing Corporate Taxable Income |
|
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
|
Common Permanent Book-Tax Differences |
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4 | (1) |
|
Common Temporary Book-Tax Differences |
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5 | (5) |
|
Corporate-Specific Deductions and Associated Book-Tax Differences |
|
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (3) |
|
Dividends-Received Deduction |
|
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (1) |
|
Corporate Income Tax Liability |
|
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (1) |
|
Corporate Tax Return Due Dates and Estimated Taxes |
|
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26 | (4) |
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30 | |
|
17 Accounting for Income Taxes |
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|
Accounting for Income Taxes and the Income Tax Provision Process |
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2 | (1) |
|
Why Is Accounting for Income Taxes So Complex? |
|
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3 | (1) |
|
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3 | (2) |
|
The Income Tax Provision Process |
|
|
5 | (2) |
|
Calculating a Company's Income Tax Provision |
|
|
7 | (1) |
|
Step 1 Identify All Permanent and Temporary Differences and Tax Carryover Amounts and Calculate the Current Income Tax Provision (ASC 740 objective 1) |
|
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (2) |
|
Temporary Differences and Tax Carryover Amounts |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
Calculate the Current Income Tax Expense or (Benefit) (ASC 740 Objective 1) |
|
|
10 | (2) |
|
Step 2 Determine the Ending Balances in the Balance Sheet Deferred Tax Asset and Liability Accounts (ASC 740 Objective 2) |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
Identifying Taxable and Deductible Temporary Differences |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
Taxable Temporary Difference |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
Deductible Temporary Difference |
|
|
13 | (4) |
|
Step 3 Calculate the Deferred Income Tax Provision and the Total Income Tax Provision |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
Deferred Income Tax Provision |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
Total Income Tax Provision |
|
|
18 | (1) |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
Determining Whether a Valuation Allowance Is Needed |
|
|
20 | (1) |
|
Step 4 Evaluate the Need for a Valuation Allowance for Gross Deferred Tax Assets |
|
|
20 | (1) |
|
Determining the Need for a Valuation Allowance |
|
|
20 | (1) |
|
Future Reversals of Existing Taxable Temporary Differences |
|
|
20 | (1) |
|
Taxable Income in Prior Carryback Year(s) |
|
|
21 | (1) |
|
Expected Future Taxable Income Exclusive of Reversing Temporary Differences and Carryovers |
|
|
21 | (1) |
|
|
21 | (1) |
|
Negative Evidence That a Valuation Allowance Is Needed |
|
|
21 | (1) |
|
Valuation Allowance Journal Entries |
|
|
21 | (3) |
|
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Tax Positions |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
Step 5 Evaluate the Need for an Uncertain Tax Benefit Reserve |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
Application of ASC Topic 740 to Uncertain Tax Positions |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
Uncertain Tax Benefit Reserve Journal Entries |
|
|
26 | (1) |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
Disclosures of Uncertain Tax Positions |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
Schedule UTP (Uncertain Tax Position) Statement |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
Financial Statement Disclosure and Computing a Corporation's Effective Tax Rate |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
Balance Sheet Classification |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
Income Tax Footnote Disclosure |
|
|
29 | (2) |
|
Computation and Reconciliation of the Income Tax Provision with a Company's Hypothetical Tax Provision (Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation) |
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
Importance of a Corporation's Effective Tax Rate |
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
Interim Period Effective Tax Rates |
|
|
33 | (1) |
|
FASB Projects Related to Accounting for Income Taxes |
|
|
33 | (1) |
|
|
33 | |
|
18 Corporate Taxation: Nonliquidating Distributions |
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|
|
Taxation of Property Distributions |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
Determining the Dividend Amount from Earnings and Profits |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
|
2 | (2) |
|
Computing Earnings and Profits |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
Nontaxable Income Included in Current E&P |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
Deductible Expenses That Do Not Reduce Current E&P |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
Nondeductible Expenses That Reduce Current E&P |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
Items Requiring Separate Accounting Methods for E&P Purposes |
|
|
5 | (3) |
|
Ordering of E&P Distributions |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
Positive Current E&P and Positive Accumulated E&P |
|
|
8 | (2) |
|
Positive Current E&P and Negative Accumulated E&P |
|
|
10 | (1) |
|
Negative Current E&P and Positive Accumulated E&P |
|
|
10 | (1) |
|
Negative Current E&P and Negative Accumulated E&P |
|
|
11 | (1) |
|
Distributions of Noncash Property to Shareholders |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
Effect of Noncash Property Distributions on Taxable Income |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
Effect of Noncash Property Distributions on E&P |
|
|
14 | (2) |
|
|
16 | (1) |
|
Tax Consequences to Shareholders Receiving a Stock Distribution |
|
|
16 | (1) |
|
Nontaxable Stock Distributions |
|
|
16 | (1) |
|
Taxable Stock Distributions |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
The Form of a Stock Redemption |
|
|
18 | (1) |
|
Redemptions That Reduce a Shareholder's Ownership Interest |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
Redemptions That Are Substantially Disproportionate |
|
|
19 | (3) |
|
Complete Redemption of the Stock Owned by a Shareholder |
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
Redemptions That Are Not Essentially Equivalent to a Dividend |
|
|
23 | (2) |
|
Tax Consequences to the Distributing Corporation |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
26 | |
|
19 Corporate Formation, Reorganization, and Liquidation |
|
|
|
Review of the Taxation of Property Dispositions |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
Tax-Deferred Transfers of Property to a Corporation |
|
|
3 | (1) |
|
Transactions Subject to Tax Deferral |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
Meeting the Section 351 Tax Deferral Requirements |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
Section 351 Applies Only to the Transfer of Property to the Corporation |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
The Property Transferred to the Corporation Must Be Exchanged for Stock of the Corporation |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
The Transferors) of Property to the Corporation Must Be in Control of the Corporation, in the Aggregate, Immediately after the Transfer |
|
|
5 | (2) |
|
Tax Consequences When a Shareholder Receives No Boot |
|
|
7 | (2) |
|
Tax Consequences When a Shareholder Receives Boot |
|
|
9 | (2) |
|
Assumption of Shareholder Liabilities by the Corporation |
|
|
11 | (1) |
|
Tax-Avoidance Transactions |
|
|
11 | (1) |
|
Liabilities in Excess of Basis |
|
|
11 | (2) |
|
Tax Consequences to the Transferee Corporation |
|
|
13 | (4) |
|
Other Issues Related to Incorporating an Ongoing Business |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
Depreciable Assets Transferred to a Corporation |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
|
18 | (1) |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
Taxable and Tax-Deferred Corporate Acquisitions |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
The Acquisition Tax Model |
|
|
20 | (2) |
|
Tax Consequences to a Corporate Acquisition |
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
|
22 | (3) |
|
Tax-Deferred Acquisitions |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
Judicial Doctrines That Underlie All Tax-Deferred Reorganizations |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
Continuity of Business Enterprise |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
Type A Asset Acquisitions |
|
|
26 | (2) |
|
Forward Triangular Merger |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
Reverse Triangular Merger |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
Type B Stock-for-Stock Reorganizations |
|
|
29 | (3) |
|
Complete Liquidation of a Corporation |
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
Tax Consequences to the Shareholders in a Complete Liquidation |
|
|
33 | (1) |
|
Tax Consequences to the Liquidating Corporation in a Complete Liquidation |
|
|
34 | (1) |
|
Taxable Liquidating Distributions |
|
|
34 | (3) |
|
Tax Deferred Liquidating Distributions |
|
|
37 | (1) |
|
|
37 | |
|
20 Forming and Operating Partnerships |
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|
|
Flow-Through Entities Overview |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
Aggregate and Entity Concepts |
|
|
3 | (1) |
|
Partnership Formations and Acquisitions of Partnership Interests |
|
|
3 | (1) |
|
Acquiring Partnership Interests When Partnerships Are Formed |
|
|
3 | (1) |
|
Contributions of Property |
|
|
3 | (6) |
|
|
9 | (3) |
|
Organizational Expenditures, Start-Up Costs, and Syndication Costs |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
Acquisitions of Partnership Interests after Formation |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
Partnership Accounting: Tax Elections, Accounting Periods, and Accounting Methods |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
|
14 | (1) |
|
|
14 | (1) |
|
|
14 | (2) |
|
|
16 | (1) |
|
Reporting the Results of Partnership Operations |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
Ordinary Business Income (Loss) and Separately Stated Items |
|
|
17 | (2) |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
|
20 | (2) |
|
Limitation on Business Interest Expense |
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
Deduction for Qualified Business Income |
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
Net Investment Income Tax |
|
|
23 | (1) |
|
Allocating Partners' Shares of Income and Loss |
|
|
23 | (1) |
|
Partnership Compliance Issues |
|
|
24 | (4) |
|
Adjusting a Partner's Tax Basis in Partnership Interest |
|
|
28 | (2) |
|
Cash Distributions in Operating Partnerships |
|
|
30 | (1) |
|
|
30 | (1) |
|
|
30 | (1) |
|
At-Risk Amount Limitation |
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
Passive Activity Loss Limitation |
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
|
33 | (2) |
|
Excess Business Loss Limitation |
|
|
35 | (1) |
|
|
36 | |
|
21 Dispositions of Partnership Interests and Partnership Distributions |
|
|
|
Basics of Sales of Partnership Interests |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
|
3 | (4) |
|
Buyer and Partnership Issues |
|
|
7 | (1) |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
Basics of Partnership Distributions |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
Operating Distributions of Money Only |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
Operating Distributions That Include Property Other Than Money |
|
|
10 | (2) |
|
Liquidating Distributions |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
Gain or Loss Recognition in Liquidating Distributions |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
Basis in Distributed Property |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
Partner's Outside Basis in an Interest Is Greater Than Inside Bases of Distributed Assets |
|
|
14 | (3) |
|
Partner's Outside Basis in an Interest Is Less Than Inside Bases of Distributed Assets |
|
|
17 | (4) |
|
Character and Holding Period of Distributed Assets |
|
|
21 | (3) |
|
Disproportionate Distributions |
|
|
24 | (2) |
|
Special Basis Adjustments |
|
|
26 | (1) |
|
Special Basis Adjustments for Dispositions |
|
|
27 | (2) |
|
Special Basis Adjustments for Distributions |
|
|
29 | (1) |
|
|
30 | |
|
|
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
S Corporation Qualification Requirements |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
|
3 | (2) |
|
S Corporation Terminations |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
|
6 | (1) |
|
Failure to Meet Requirements |
|
|
6 | (1) |
|
Excess of Passive Investment Income |
|
|
6 | (1) |
|
|
7 | (1) |
|
S Corporation Reelections |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
Accounting Methods and Periods |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
Income and Loss Allocations |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
|
10 | (2) |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
|
14 | (1) |
|
|
14 | (1) |
|
At-Risk Amount Limitation |
|
|
15 | (1) |
|
Post-Termination Transition Period Loss Limitation |
|
|
15 | (1) |
|
Passive Activity Loss Limitation |
|
|
16 | (1) |
|
Excess Business Loss Limitation |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
Net Investment Income Tax |
|
|
18 | (1) |
|
|
18 | (1) |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
S Corporation with No C Corporation Accumulated Earnings and Profits |
|
|
19 | (1) |
|
S Corporation with C Corporation Accumulated Earnings and Profits |
|
|
20 | (2) |
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
Post-Termination Transition Period Distributions |
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
Liquidating Distributions |
|
|
23 | (1) |
|
S Corporation Taxes and Filing Requirements |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
|
24 | (2) |
|
Excess Net Passive Income Tax |
|
|
26 | (1) |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
|
28 | (1) |
|
|
28 | (2) |
|
Comparing C and S Corporations and Partnerships |
|
|
30 | (2) |
|
|
32 | |
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|
|
2 | (3) |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
|
5 | (2) |
|
|
7 | (2) |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
|
10 | (1) |
|
|
11 | (1) |
|
Protection under Public Law 86-272 |
|
|
11 | (4) |
|
Entities Included on Income Tax Return |
|
|
15 | (1) |
|
|
15 | (1) |
|
|
15 | (1) |
|
|
16 | (2) |
|
Dividing State Tax Base among States |
|
|
18 | (1) |
|
|
18 | (6) |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
State Income Tax Liability |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
|
26 | |
|
24 The U.S. Taxation of Multinational Transactions |
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|
|
The U.S. Framework for Taxing Multinational Transactions |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
U.S. Taxation of a Nonresident |
|
|
3 | (1) |
|
Definition of a Resident for U.S. Tax Purposes |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
Overview of the U.S. Foreign Tax Credit System |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
U.S. Source Rules for Gross Income and Deductions |
|
|
6 | (1) |
|
|
7 | (1) |
|
|
7 | (1) |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
Compensation for Services |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
Gain or Loss from Sale of Real Property |
|
|
10 | (1) |
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Gain or Loss from Sale of Purchased Personal Property |
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10 | (1) |
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Gain or Loss from Sale of Manufactured Inventory |
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11 | (1) |
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Source-of-Deduction Rules |
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11 | (1) |
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General Principles of Allocation and Apportionment |
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11 | (1) |
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Special Apportionment Rules |
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12 | (4) |
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Operating Abroad through a Foreign Corporation |
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16 | (1) |
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Foreign-Derived Intangible Income |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (1) |
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FTC Limitation Categories of Taxable Income |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Planning for International Operations |
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22 | (1) |
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Check-the-Box Hybrid Entities |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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Definition of a Controlled Foreign Corporation |
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25 | (1) |
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Definition of Subpart F Income |
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26 | (2) |
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Planning to Avoid Subpart F Income |
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28 | (1) |
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Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income |
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29 | (1) |
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Base Erosion and Profit-Shifting Initiatives around the World |
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30 | (1) |
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25 Transfer Taxes and Wealth Planning Introduction to Federal Transfer Taxes |
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2 | (32) |
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2 | (1) |
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Common Features of Integrated Transfer Taxes |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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Transfers Subject to Gift Tax |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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Computation of the Gift Tax |
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12 | (1) |
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Tax on Current Taxable Gifts |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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Administrative Expenses, Debts, Losses, and State Death Taxes |
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23 | (1) |
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Marital and Charitable Deductions |
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24 | (1) |
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Computation of the Estate Tax |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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The Generation-Skipping Tax |
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30 | (1) |
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Income Tax Considerations |
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30 | (1) |
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Transfer Tax Planning Techniques |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
Conclusion |
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Appendix A Tax Forms |
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Appendix B Tax Terms Glossary |
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1 | (1) |
Appendix C Tax Rates |
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1 | (1) |
Code Index |
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1 | (1) |
Subject Index |
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