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If a corporation's cash charitable contributions exceed the charitable contribution deduction limit,what kind of book-tax difference is created?


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

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

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A C corporation reports its taxable income or loss on Form 1065.

A) True
B) False

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In 2019,US Sys Corporation received $250,000 in death benefits after its CEO (a key employee)died (it included this amount in book income).For book purposes,US Sys also expensed life insurance premiums for other key employees in the amount of $20,000.In addition,for book purposes,it expensed $10,000 of business meals expenditures.What is the total book-tax difference associated with these items? Is it favorable or unfavorable? What amount of the book-tax difference is temporary and what amount is permanent?

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$225,000 favorable; ...

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Coop Inc.owns 40 percent of Chicken Inc.Both Coop and Chicken are corporations.Chicken pays Coop a dividend of $10,000 in the current year.Chicken also reports financial accounting earnings of $20,000 for that year.Assume Coop follows the general rule of accounting for investment in Chicken.What is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference to Coop associated with the dividend distribution (ignoring the dividends received deduction) ?


A) $2,000 unfavorable.
B) $2,000 favorable.
C) $10,000 unfavorable.
D) $10,000 favorable.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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For tax purposes,a corporation may deduct the entire amount of a net capital loss in the year incurred.

A) True
B) False

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An unfavorable temporary book-tax difference is so named because it causes taxable income to decrease relative to book income.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following describes the correct treatment of the exercise of nonqualified stock options (NQOs) ?


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

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is false regarding corporate estimated tax payments?


A) The due dates for estimated tax payments are the 15th day of the 4th,6th,9th,and 12th months of the corporation's tax year.
B) Corporations must pay estimated taxes only if they have a federal income tax liability greater than $10,000 (including the alternative minimum tax) .
C) Even though a corporation extends its tax return,it still must pay its tax liability for the year by three and one-half months after year-end.
D) Corporations using the annualized income method for determining estimated tax payments project their tax liability for the year based on income from the first,second,and third quarters.

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

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The rules for consolidated reporting for financial statement purposes are the same as the rules for consolidated reporting for tax purposes.

A) True
B) False

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During 2019,Hughes Corporation sold a portfolio of stock it had held for five years at a loss of $200,000.It also sold some investment land and recognized a capital gain of $180,000.In 2017,Hughes reported a net capital gain of $12,000 and in 2018 it recognized a net capital gain of $6,000.What is the amount of its net capital loss carryover to 2020?

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$2,000,com...

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


A) Book-tax differences associated with NQOs may be either permanent or temporary.
B) 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) No expense recognition is required for NQOs for financial accounting purposes.
D) All stock option-related book-tax differences are temporary.

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

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The dividends received deduction is subject to a limitation based on modified taxable income.

A) True
B) False

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Corporations are not allowed to deduct charitable contributions in excess of 10 percent of the corporation's taxable income (before the charitable contribution and certain other deductions).

A) True
B) False

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For tax purposes,companies using nonqualified stock options deduct expenses in the year the options are exercised.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements regarding book-tax differences associated with purchased goodwill is false?


A) It is possible to have no book-tax difference in a year when there is no goodwill amortization for tax purposes.
B) In a year when goodwill is impaired and yet fully amortized for tax purposes (so no tax amortization of the goodwill for that year) ,the book-tax difference will be unfavorable.
C) Temporary book-tax differences associated with goodwill are always favorable.
D) If goodwill has been fully amortized for tax purposes in a previous year,the book-tax difference is equal to the amount of impairment recognized.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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In general,all C corporations can elect to use either the accrual or cash method of accounting.

A) True
B) False

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Jazz Corporation owns 50 percent of the Williams Corp.stock.Williams distributed a $10,000 dividend to Jazz Corporation.Jazz Corp.'s taxable income before the dividend was $100,000.What is the amount of Jazz's dividends received deduction on the dividend it received from Williams Corp.?


A) $0.
B) $5,000.
C) $6,500.
D) $10,000.

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

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In 2019,Datasoft Inc.received $350,000 in dividends from CSLabs Inc.Datasoft's taxable income before the dividends received deduction and $20,000 charitable contribution deduction is $300,000.What is Datasoft's DRD assuming it owns 15 percent of the CSLabs Inc.stock?

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$140,000,c...

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Which of the following regarding Schedule M-1 and Schedule M-3 of Form 1120 is false?


A) In general,smaller corporations are required to complete Schedule M-1 while larger corporations are required to complete Schedule M-3.
B) Schedule M-3 lists more book-tax differences than Schedule M-1.
C) Both Schedules M-1 and M-3 reconcile to a corporation's bottom line taxable income.
D) Schedule M-1 does not distinguish between temporary and permanent book-tax differences whereas Schedule M-3 does.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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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 D)
F) A) and B)

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