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Prоblems 1. (3 pоints) Assuming а 30% mаrginаl tax rate, cоmpute the after-tax cost of the following business expenses. Show calculations. a. $12,300 meals and entertainment. b. $42,000 rent on factory equipment. c. $8,050 premium for key-person life insurance. 2. (5 points) Randall Company uses the calendar year and the cash method of accounting. In December 2021, Randall made the following cash payments. To what extent can Randall deduct the payments in 2021? a. $43,400 for a 14-month warehouse lease beginning on April 1, 2022. b. $90,000 for inventory for sale to customers at a retail value of $153,000. Retail sales of this inventory were realized in December 2021 for $61,200 and in January 2022 for $91,800. c. $6,574 of interest on $99,600 borrowed from a local bank at 11% on August 31, 2021. d. $38,640 compensation to an advertising consultant who signed a 56-week contract effective December 18, 2021. e. $25,800 property tax to the local government for twelve months starting October 1, 2021. 3. (4 points) Zephex is a calendar year corporation. On December 1, 2021, Zephex received a $12,000 check from a tenant that leases office space owned by Zephex. This payment was rent for the four-month period from December 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. On December 2, 2021, Zephex billed a client $38,250 for services rendered to the client in November. The client did not pay the bill until January 14, 2022. a. If Zephex is a cash basis taxpayer, how much 2021 taxable income should it recognize with respect to the above transactions? b. If Zephex is an accrual basis taxpayer, how much 2021 book income should it report and how much 2021 taxable income should it recognize with respect to the above transactions? 4. (4 points) Creighton, a calendar year corporation, reported $603,400 net income before tax on its financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The corporate records reveal the following information. • Creighton's depreciation expense per books was $409,800, and its MACRS depreciation deduction for tax purposes was $772,700. • Creighton capitalized $326,700 indirect expenses to manufactured inventory for book purposes and $480,200 indirect expenses to manufactured inventory under the UNICAP tax rules. • Creighton's cost of goods sold for book purposes was $10,938 000, and its cost of goods sold for tax purposes was $11,072,000. • Creighton was incorporated last year. On its first tax return, it reported a $675,340 net operating loss. Compute Creighton's taxable income. 5. (5 points) Gregly Company, which has a 21% marginal tax rate, plans to make an investment that should generate $300,000 annual cash flow/ordinary income. Instead of making the investment directly, Gregly could form a new taxable entity (L'il Greg) to make the investment. L'il Greg's marginal tax rate on the investment income would be only 13%. However, L'il Greg would have to incur a $26,500 annual nondeductible expense associated with the investment that Gregly would not incur. a. Should Gregly make the investment directly or make it through L'il Greg to maximize after-tax cash flow? Show calculations. b. Would your answer change if L'il Greg could deduct its $26,500 additional expense? Show calculations.
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