Chapter 1, Problem 39DQ

Indicate whether the following statements are "True" or "False" regarding the statute of limitations. a. If no return is filed or a fraudulent return is filed, assessments can be made at any time. b. If a taxpayer omits an amount of gross income in excess of 25 percent of the gross income stated on the return, the statute of limitations does not apply. c. In general, any tax that is imposed must be assessed within three years of the later of (a) the filing date of the return or (b) the unextended due date of the return. d. The statute of limitations may be extended for a fixed period of time by mutual consent of the IRS and the taxpayer.

Tax Drill - Interest Applicable to Federal Tax Underpayments Complete the following statements regarding the interest applicable to Federal tax underpayments and overpayments. IRS interest is compounded  . IRS Deficiency Assessments Interest usually accrues from the   until   days after the taxpayer agrees to the deficiency by signing Form 870. If an overpayment is refunded to the taxpayer within   days after the date the return is filed or is due, no interest is allowed. When the taxpayer files an amended return or makes a claim for refund of a prior year's tax, interest is authorized from the   due date of the return through the date when the

Chris Green, CPA, is auditing Rayne Co.’s 2019 financial statements. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Rayne is applying GAAP for income taxes. Rayne’s controller, Dunn, has prepared a schedule of all differences between financial statement and income tax return income. Dunn believes that as a result of pending legislation, the enacted tax rate at December 31, 2019, will be increased for 2020. Dunn is uncertain which differences to include and which rates to apply in computing deferred taxes. Dunn has requested an overview of GAAP from Green. Required: Prepare a brief memo to Dunn from Green that identifies the objectives of accounting for income taxes, defines temporary differences, explains how to measure deferred tax assets and liabilities, and explains how to measure deferred income tax expense or benefit.

Which ONE of the following statements is true regarding the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA's) right to reassess an income tax return? (a) A tax return may be reassessed at any time if the taxpayer made any misrepresentation that is attributable to carelessness. (b) A tax return for an individual may be reassessed within four years of the date on which the original assessment was mailed.

The tax rates in effect are 2019, 40%; 2020 and 2021, 45%. All tax rates were enacted into law on January 1, 2019. No deferred income taxes existed at the beginning of 2019. Taxable income is expected in all future years. Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2019, 2020, and 2021. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Date Dec. 31.2019 Dec. 31, 2020 Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

1. A tax payer receives an assessment notice from the BIR informing him that his total deficiency tax is 25,000 that is due last April 15. Upon receiving the notice the tax payers immediately filed and pay his tax on August 15. How much would be the total amount due? 2. Income tax return for the calendar year 2019 was due for filing on April 15, 2021 but the tax payer voluntarily filed his return without assessment notice from the BIR on June 30, 2021. The tax due per return amounts to 280,000. How much would be the total amount due? 3. The taxpayer's 2020 income tax return is to be filed through authorized agent bank under the jurisdiction of RDO East Manila. Without prior authorization from the BIR, the taxpayer filed his tax return and paid the tax through the authorized agent bank under the jurisdiction of RDO Laoag City? The tax due per return is 100,000. How much would be the total amount due? 4. In connection with problem number 3, the taxpayer also filed his return 3 months…

On April 15, 2021, the Bureau of Internal Revenue is in the process of examining Chala’s tax returns for 2018 and 2019 but has not proposed a deficiency assessment. Management feels an assessment is reasonably possible and if an assessment is made, an unfavorable settlement of up to P5,000,000 is reasonably possible. 1. Chala will accrue (disclose) in relation to the BIR examination an amount of:

Which of the following is a compliance tool the IRS utilizes to address the tax gap?   Compliance checks.   Correspondence examinations.   Discovery services.   Processing and investigating unsolicited amended returns.

3. Choosing the standard deduction or itemized deductions The IRS allows you to reduce your adjusted gross income by either the amount of your standard deduction based on your filing status, or by the sum of your Itemized deductions. The following statement refers to deductions from adjusted gross income. The government estimates a likely amount of tax-deductible expenses for each filing status to determine the The U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) Schedule A lists six areas of itemized deductions. Which of the following can be included in Itemized deductions? Check all that apply. Interest you paid O Casualty and theft losses not paid by insurance ORetirement plan contributions DUnemployment compensation O Medical and dental expenses not paid by insurance in excess of 10% of adjusted gross income