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74. Fizbo Corporation is in the business of breeding and racing horses. Fizbo has taxable income of $5,000,000 other than from these transactions. It has nonrecaptured §1231 losses of $10,000 from 2020 and $13,000 from 2018.    Consider the following transactions that occur during 2024: a. A building with an adjusted basis of $300,000 is totally destroyed by fire. Fizbo receives insurance proceeds of $400,000 but does not plan to replace the building. The building was built 12 years ago at a cost of $420,000 and was used to provide lodging for employees.  b. Fizbo sells four acres of undeveloped farmland (used for grazing) for $50,000. Fizbo purchased the land 15 years ago for $15,000. c. Fizbo sells a racehorse for $250,000. The racehorse was purchased four years ago for $200,000. Total depreciation taken on the racehorse was $160,000.  d. Fizbo exchanges equipment that was purchased three years ago for $300,000 for $100,000 of IBM common stock. The adjusted basis of the equipment is $220,000. If straight-line depreciation had been used, the adjusted basis would be $252,000. e. On November 1, Fizbo sold XCON stock for $50,000. Fizbo had purchased the stock on December 12, 2023, for $112,000.   Part (1): After all netting is complete, what is Fizbo’s total amount of income from these transactions to be treated as ordinary income or loss? What is its capital gain or loss?   Part (2):  What is Fizbo’s taxable income for the year after including the effects of these transactions?

Addison Co. has one temporary difference at the beginning of 2014 of $500,000. The deferred tax liability established for this amount is $150,000, based on a tax rate of 30%. The temporary difference will provide the following taxable amounts: $100,000 in 2015, $200,000 in 2016, and $200,000 in 2017. If a new tax rate for 2017 of 20% is enacted into law at the end of 2014, what is the journal entry necessary in 2014 (if any) to adjust deferred taxes?

Assume the same facts as in the previous problem, except that at the beginning of year 1 Sunita loaned Bikes-R-Us $3,000.  In year 2, Bikes-R-Us reported ordinary income of $12,000. What amount is Sunita allowed to deduct in year 1?  What are her stock and debt bases in the corporation at the end of year 1?  What are her stock and debt bases in the corporation at the end of year 2?

Draw a supply and demand diagram with the price of labour (the wage rate) on the vertical axis and the quantity of labour (the number of workers) on the horizontal axis. What will happen to employment if the government raises wages from the equilibrium to some minimum wage above the equilibrium?

] Compare and contrast how bad debt expense is determined for financial accounting purposes and how the deduction for bad debts is determined for accrual-method taxpayers. How do cash-method taxpayers determine their bad debt expense for accounts receivable?

A product whose total work content time = 50 minutes is to be assembled on a manual production line. The required production rate is 30 units per hour. From previous experience with similar products, it is estimated that the manning level will be close to 1.5. Assume that the uptime proportion and line balancing efficiency are both = 1.0. If 9 seconds will be lost from the cycle time for repositioning, determine (a) the cycle time and (b) the numbers of workers and stations that will be needed on the line.

Ramon incorporated his sole proprietorship by transferring inventory, a building, and land to the corporation in return for 100 percent of the corporation’s stock. The property transferred to the corporation had the following fair market values and adjusted tax-adjusted bases.     FMV                    Adjusted Tax Basis Inventory$    10,000$         4,000 Building      50,000         30,000 Land    100,000         50,000 Total$  160,000$       84,000       The fair market value of the corporation’s stock received in the exchange equaled the fair market value of the assets transferred to the corporation by Ramon. a. What amount of gain or loss does Ramon realize on the transfer of the property to his corporation?

Larry purchased an annuity from an insurance company that promises to pay him $1,500 per month for the rest of his life. Larry paid $170,820 for the annuity. Larry is in good health and is 72 years old. Larry received the first annuity payment of $1,500 this month. Use the expected number of payments in Exhibit 5-1 for this problem.

Briefly discuss the convergence efforts that are under way by the IASB and FASB in the area of dilutive securities and earnings per share.

Horace Greeley Corporation was organized in 2013 and began operations at the beginning of 2014. The company is involved in interior design consulting services. The following costs were incurred prior to the start of operations. Attorney’s fees in connection with organization of the company $15,000 Purchase of drafting and design equipment 10,000 Costs of meetings of incorporators to discuss organizational activities 7,000 State fi ling fees to incorporate 1,000 $33,000 Instructions (a) Compute the total amount of organization costs incurred by Greeley. (b) Prepare the journal entry to record organization costs for 2014.

What is the purpose of a tombstone that is used with a horizontal machining center (HMC)? What is the purpose of a tombstone that is used with a horizontal machining center (HMC)?

Richardson Company is contemplating the establishment of a share-based compensation plan to provide long-run incentives for its top management. However, members of the compensation committee of the board of directors have voiced some concerns about adopting these plans, based on news accounts related to a recent accounting standard in this area. They would like you to conduct some research on this recent standard so they can be better informed about the accounting for these plans. Instructions If your school has a subscription to the FASB Codification, go to http://aaahq.org/ascLogin.cfm to log in and prepare responses to the following. Provide Codification references for your responses. (a) Identify the authoritative literature that addresses the accounting for share-based payment compensation plans. (b) Briefly discuss the objectives for the accounting for stock compensation. What is the role of fair value measurement? (c) The Richardson Company board is also considering an employee share-purchase plan, but the Board does not want to record expense related to the plan. What criteria must be met to avoid recording expense on an employee stock-purchase plan?

Emily purchased a building to store inventory for her business. The purchase price was $760,000. Emily also paid legal fees of $300 to acquire the building. In March, Emily incurred $2,000 to repair minor leaks in the roof (from storm damage earlier in the month) and $5,000 to make the interior suitable for her finished goods. What is Emily’s cost basis in the new building?

Each of the following items must be considered in preparing a statement of cash flows for Cruz Fashions Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2014. 1. Fixed assets that had cost $20,000 61⁄2 years before and were being depreciated on a 10-year basis, with no estimated scrap value, were sold for $4,750. 2. During the year, goodwill of $15,000 was considered impaired and was completely written off to expense. 3. During the year, 500 shares of common stock with a stated value of $25 a share were issued for $32 a share. 4. The company sustained a net loss for the year of $2,100. Depreciation amounted to $2,000 and patent amortization was $400. 5. Uncollectible accounts receivable in the amount of $2,000 were written off against Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. 6. Investments (available-for-sale) that cost $12,000 when purchased 4 years earlier were sold for $10,600. The loss was considered ordinary. 7. Bonds payable with a par value of $24,000 on which there was an unamortized bond premium of $2,000 were redeemed at 101. The gain was credited to ordinary income. Instructions For each item, state where it is to be shown in the statement and then how you would present the necessary information, including the amount. Consider each item to be independent of the others. Assume that correct entries were made for all transactions as they took place.

1.    : Studies of women leaders suggest that many of them view power differently than men do and prefer a collaborative, relationship-oriented use of power. If this is the case, what does it suggest about women leaders’ abilities to accomplish goals? What does it suggest about women’s ability to rise to higher organizational levels? Discuss.

Briefly discuss the convergence efforts that are underway in the area of intangible assets.

Think of two things that are provided free of charge. In each case, identify whether and in what form a shortage might occur. In what ways are/could these shortages be dealt with? Are they the best solution to the shortages?

The net income per books of Linda Patrick Company was determined without knowledge of the errors indicated. Net Income Error in Ending Year per Books Inventory 2009 $50,000 Overstated $ 3,000 2010 52,000 Overstated 9,000 2011 54,000 Understated 11,000 2012 56,000 No error 2013 58,000 Understated 2,000 2014 60,000 Overstated 8,000 Instructions Prepare a worksheet to show the adjusted net income figure for each of the 6 years after taking into account the inventory errors.

Cameron purchases stock in Corporation X and in Corporation Y. Neither corporation pays dividends. The stocks both earn an identical before-tax rate of return. Cameron sells the stock in Corporation X after three years, and he sells the stock in Corporation Y after five years. Which investment likely earned a greater after-tax return? Why?

In a surface grinding operation wheel diameter = 150 mm and infeed = 0.07 mm. Wheel speed = 1450 m/min, workspeed = 0.25 m/s, and crossfeed = 5 mm. The number of active grits per area of wheel surface = 0.75 grits/mm2 . Determine (a) average length per chip, (b) metal removal rate, and (c) number of chips formed per unit time for the portion of the operation when the wheel is engaged in the work.

Recording transactions in the accounting system requires knowledge of the important characteristics of the elements of financial statements, such as assets and liabilities. In addition, accountants must understand the inherent uncertainty in accounting measures and distinctions between related accounting concepts that are important in evaluating the effects of transactions on the financial statements. Instructions Go to http://aaahq.org/asclogin.cfm to log in and provide explanations for the following items. (Provide paragraph citations.) When you have accessed the documents, you can use the search tool in your Internet browser. (a) The three essential characteristics of assets. (b) The three essential characteristics of liabilities. (c) Uncertainty and its effect on financial statements. (d) The difference between realization and recognition.

Karen Sepan, a recent graduate of the local state university, ispresently employed by a large manufacturing company. She has been asked by Jose Martinez, controller, toprepare the company’s response to a current Preliminary Views published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Sepan knows that the FASB has a conceptual framework, and she believes that these concept statements could be used to support the company’s response to the Preliminary Views. She has prepared a rough draft of the response citing the objective of financial reporting. Instructions (a) Identify the objective of financial reporting. (b) Describe the level of sophistication expected of the users of financial information by the objective of financial reporting.

Suppose in the previous problem that a roll spot-welding operation is performed instead of seam welding. The interface resistance increases to 100 micro-ohms, and the center-to-center separation between weld nuggets is 25 mm. Given the conditions from the previous problem, with the changes noted here, determine (a) the proportion of energy generated that goes into the formation of each weld nugget, and (b) the rotational speed of the electrode wheels. (c) At this higher rotational speed, how much does the wheel move during the current on-time, and might this have the effect of elongating the weld nugget (making it elliptical rather than round)?

An injection molded polyethylene part has a dimension of 2.500 in. A new material, polycarbonate, is used in the same mold. What is the expected corresponding dimension of the polycarbonate molding?

Helaina was just hired by Acme Corporation and has decided to purchase disability insurance. This insurance promises to pay her weekly benefits to replace her salary should she be unable to work because of disability. Disability insurance is also available through Acme as part of its compensation plan. Acme pays these premiums as a nontaxable fringe benefit, but the plan promises to pay about 10 percent less in benefits. If Helaina elects to have Acme pay the premiums, then her compensation will be reduced by an equivalent amount. Should tax considerations play a role in Helaina's choice to buy disability insurance through Acme or on her own? Explain.