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  1. ACC 455 Help Successful Learning/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Entire Course ACC 455 Week 1 Individual assignment Tax Return Position PaperACC 455 Week 1 DQ 1ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 2ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 3ACC 455 Week 2 Individual Assignment Problem SetACC 455 Week 2 Team Assignment Outline for Week 3ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 1

  3. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 1 Do the following decisions have the same precedential value: (1) Tax Court regular decisions, (2) Tax Court memo decisions (3) decisions under the small cases procedure of the Tax Court? Why? Which of the following sources do you think would be most beneficial for your client: (1) Tax Court regular decisions, (2) Tax Court memo decisions, (3) decisions under the small cases procedure of the Tax Court, or (4) Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals?

  4. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 2 What constitutes substantial authority for a position taken on a tax return? What options do you have if substantial authority is lacking?

  5. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 3 What business entities are available for a new business? What are the tax and nontax advantages of each form? Select two business types and provide an example of when that selection is most appropriate from a tax perspective and from a nontax perspective

  6. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 1 tax Position Paper (2 Paper) This Tutorial contains 2 Papers ACC 455 Week 1 Tax Position Paper Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following: §  What are the primary sources of tax law? §  What are the secondary sources of tax law? §  What is substantial authority?

  7. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 2 Chapter 3 Discussion Questions ACC 455 Week 2 Chapter 3 Discussion Questions Access p. 3-54 in Chapter 3 of your textbook Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation 2016 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts. Write answers to questions C:3-1 through C:3-6. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment in as a Microsoft® Word document.

  8. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 2 Discussion Question Worksheet (New) Week 2 – Discussion Questions Worksheet 1. Pers, Inc. incorporates on September 13, 2016 and begins operations onOctober 26 of the same year. What alternative tax years can Pers, Inc. electto report its initial year’s income if it is a C-corp? Would it make a difference ifPers, Inc. was to be a different type of entity? Please provide specificexamples.

  9. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 1 What are the alternative tax years available to a corporation? What factors should be considered in electing the tax year?

  10. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 2 What methods of accounting are available to a small business and to a large business? If the business decides to make an accounting methods change, how is this accomplished?

  11. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 3 What are the requirements for the following deductions: U.S. production activity deduction, dividend received deduction, and net operating loss? Discuss any recent legislative changes.

  12. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 4 What is the legislative intent behind the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT)? Define tax preference items, AMT adjustment, and minimum tax credit.

  13. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com .ACC 455 Week 3 Chapter 11 Issue Identification Questions ACC 455 Week 3 Chapter 11 Issue Identification Questions Access p. 11-41 in Chapter 11 of your textbook Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation 2016 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts. Write a minimum 175-word response to each question C:11-24 through C:11-27. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document.

  14. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 3 Discussion Questions Worksheet (New) Week 3 – Discussion Questions Worksheet (each question needs a minimum of a 175 word count answer) 1.      Jeff and Louis own an S Corporation. Jeff and Louis own 50% of the corporation each. Jeff’s S Corporation stock basis at the beginning of the year was $150,000. Louis’ was $120,000. The company is reporting an ordinary loss of $285,000. How can this loss affect Jeff’s tax liability? What about Louis’ tax liability?

  15. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 3 DQ 1 How does a corporation compute earnings and profits (E&P)? What income is deferred to a later year when computing taxable income but is included in E&P in the current year? What deductions are allowed for taxable income purposes but denied for E&P?

  16. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 3 DQ 2 Distinguish between current and accumulated earnings and profits. Why is it important to make this distinction?

  17. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 3 DQ 3 What is a stock redemption? What are some reasons for redeeming stock? Why are some redemptions treated as sales and others as dividends?

  18. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 3 Team Assignment Phoenix Medical Worksheet, Part 1 ACC 455 Week 3 Team Assignment, Part 1 Phoenix Medical Worksheet Week 3 Determine Adjusted Book Income: You are provided with the unadjusted trial balance (Microsoft® Excel) and your manager’s meeting notes and questions (Microsoft® Word) for your new tax client – Phoenix Medical.  Following the notes, modify the unadjusted trial balance to generate a trial balance workpaper (in Microsoft® Excel) that includes:

  19. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 4 Chapter 6 Issue Identification Questions ACC 455 Week 4 Chapter 6 Issue Identification Questions Access p. 6-23 in Chapter 6 of your textbook Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation 2016 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts. Write a minimum 175-word response to each question, C:6-29 though C:6-31. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document.

  20. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 4 Discussion Question Worksheet (New) Week 4 – Discussion Questions Worksheet 1.      The holding company Port, Inc. is owned 50%  by John and 50% by Peter. The company invests in real estate bonds and stocks, land and buildings from different enterprises, including Omega, Inc.; Landside, Inc.; and Best Properties, LLC. In order to avoid personal holding company tax, Peter and John plan to liquidate Port, Inc. within the next quarter. Please consider the following questions with respect to this case: a.       In which case would the open transaction doctrine apply to Port, Inc.?

  21. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 1 Sue and Bill plan to open an accounting firm and expect to work full time in the firm. They expect to incur a small loss during their first year of operation and expect to be profitable after the first year. What are the tax law requirements for structuring the business as a partnership or an S corporation? Which would you recommend and why? Sue and Bill plan to open an accounting firm and expect to work full time in the firm. They expect to incur a small loss during their first year of operation and expect to be profitable after the first year. What are the tax law requirements for structuring the business as a partnership or an S corporation? Which would you recommend and why?

  22. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 2 Bob and Dave plan to start a business. Bob will contribute land and Dave will contribute services. Would you recommend this business be formed as a partnership or as an S corporation? Why?

  23. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 3 What are separately stated items on a K-1? Why is it necessary to separate these items from ordinary income?

  24. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 4 What is the difference between a distribution and a distributive share? How do these affect the owner’s K-1 and individual taxes?

  25. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 4 Team Phoenix Medical Part 2 (Form 1120) Utilizing the spreadsheet and worksheet generated in Week 3, prepare pages 1 through 5 of Form 1120 – US Corporation Income Tax Return: §  Utilize PDF fill-in form. §  See additional information attached. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document.

  26. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 5 Chapter 5 Discussion Questions ACC 455 Week 5 Chapter 5 Discussion Questions Access p. 5-38 in Chapter 5 of your textbook Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation 2016 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts. Write answers to questions C:5-1 through C:5-10. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document. C:5-1 Explain Congress’ intent for enacting the AMT.

  27. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 1 What is a liquidating distribution? What is a nonliquidating distribution? Provide an example of each.

  28. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 2 What is an inadvertent termination of an S election? How does an S corporation and its shareholders rectify an inadvertent termination? What could happen if a company fails to rectify the termination?

  29. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 3 What events will cause an S election to terminate? What would you recommend S corporations do to plan for an orderly termination of an S election?

  30. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 4 A C corporation has incurred substantial losses and the owners have decided to close the business. What considerations should the owners make in this termination? Should they consider making an S election and then later, terminating the S corporation? If you were their tax advisor, what would you recommend?

  31. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ACC 455 Week 5 Team Assignment Part 3 (Form 1065) ACC 455 Week 5 Team Assignment, Part 3 Utilizing the included resources, complete tax Form 1065. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document.

  32. ACC 455 Help Successful Learning/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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