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Corporation A receives a dividend from Corporation B.It includes the dividend in gross income for tax purposes but includes a pro-rata portion of B's earnings in its financial accounting income.If A has accounted for the dividend correctly (using the general rule) ,how much of B's stock does A own?


A) A owns less than 20 percent of the stock of B.
B) A owns at least 20 but not more than 50 percent of the stock of B.
C) A owns more than 50 percent of the stock of B.
D) Cannot be determined.

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

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GenerUs Inc.'s board of directors approved a charitable cash contribution to FoodBank,a qualified nonprofit organization,in November of 2019.GenerUs made the payment to FoodBank on February 2,2020.GenerUs Inc.(a calendar-year corporation)may claim a deduction for the contribution on its 2019 tax return.

A) True
B) False

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


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

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

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Which of the following statements regarding capital gains and losses is false?


A) In terms of tax treatment,corporations generally prefer capital gains to ordinary income.
B) Like individuals,corporations can deduct $3,000 of net capital losses against ordinary income in a given year.
C) C corporations can carry back net capital losses three years and they can carry them forward for five years.
D) Corporations must apply capital loss carrybacks and carryovers in a particular order.

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

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For 2019,accrual-method corporations cannot deduct charitable contributions until they actually make payment to the charity.

A) True
B) False

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Income that is included in book income,but excluded from taxable income,results in a favorable,permanent book-tax difference.

A) True
B) False

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In January 2019,Khors Company issued nonqualified stock options to its CEO,Jenny Svaro.Because the company does not expect Ms.Svaro to leave the company,the options vest at the time they are granted with a total value of $50,000.In December of 2019,the company experienced a surge in its stock price,and Ms.Svaro exercises the options.The total bargain element at the time of exercise is $40,000.For 2019,what is the nature of the book-tax difference due to the options exercised?


A) Favorable and temporary.
B) Favorable and permanent.
C) Unfavorable and temporary.
D) Unfavorable and permanent.
E) Not enough information to determine.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following describes the correct treatment of incentive stock options (ISOs) ?


A) Financial accounting-no expense; tax-no deduction.
B) Financial accounting-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) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Corporations compute their dividends received deduction by multiplying the dividend amount by 10 percent,50 percent,or 100 percent,depending on their ownership in the distributing corporation's stock.

A) True
B) False

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Bingo Corporation incurred a $10 million net operating loss in 2019.Bingo reported taxable income of $12 million in 2020.Bingo can offset the entire $10 million NOL carryover against taxable income in 2020.

A) True
B) False

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A corporation may carry a net capital loss back three years and forward five years.

A) True
B) False

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Tatoo Inc.reported a net capital loss of $13,000 in 2019.The company had a net capital gain of $4,300 in 2017 and $3,000 in 2016.In 2018,although the company suffered a net operating loss,it had net capital gains of $1,000.What is the amount of Tatoo's capital loss carryover remaining after it applies the carryback?


A) $4,700.
B) $5,700.
C) $8,700.
D) $13,000.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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AmStore Inc.sold some of its heavy machinery at a gain.AmStore used the straight-line method for financial accounting depreciation and expensing for tax cost recovery.If accumulated depreciation for financial accounting purposes is less than accumulated depreciation for tax reporting purposes,what is the nature of the book-tax difference associated with the gain on the sale?


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

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

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Corporations may carry excess charitable contributions forward five years,but they may not carry them back.

A) True
B) False

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In 2019,AutoUSA Inc.reported $4,600,000 of book income,including $20,000 of interest income from tax-exempt bonds.AutoUSA reported $3,600,000 of regular business expenses.If it made $210,000 of estimated tax payments (prepayments)throughout the tax year,what is its tax due or tax refund when it files its return?

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Which of the following statements regarding charitable contributions is false?


A) Only contributions made to qualified charitable organizations are deductible.
B) Charitable contribution deductions are subject to a limitation based on the corporation's taxable income (before certain deductions) .
C) Corporations can qualify to deduct a contribution before actually paying the contribution to the charity.
D) The amount deductible for noncash contributions is always the adjusted basis of the property donated.

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

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Although a corporation may report a temporary book-tax difference for an item of income or deduction for a given year,over the long term the total amount of income or deduction it reports with respect to that item will be the same for both book and tax purposes.

A) True
B) False

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In 2019,Webtel Corporation donated $50,000 to a qualifying charity.For the year,it reported taxable income of $310,000,which included the following: the $50,000 charitable contribution (before limitation),a $100,000 dividends received deduction,and a $20,000 net operating loss carryover.What is Webtel Corp.'s charitable contribution deduction?

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$46,000,co...

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Which of the following is allowable as a deduction in calculating a corporation's net operating loss?


A) Charitable contribution deduction.
B) Net capital loss carryback.
C) Net operating loss carryover from other years.
D) Both charitable contribution deduction and net operating loss carryover from other years are deductible in computing the current-year NOL.

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

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Which of the following does NOT create a permanent book-tax difference?


A) Organizational and start-up expenses.
B) Key employee death benefit income.
C) Fines and penalties expenses.
D) Municipal bond interest income.

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

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