Johnsons Accounting Assingment Help With Solution

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Problem 1
David R. and Sheri N. Johnson (ages 45 and 46) are married and live at 641 Cody Way, Casper, WY 82609. David is a consulting engineer, while Sheri is a paralegal. They file a joint return and use the cash basis for tax purposes.
 
• 1. Trained as a mining engineer, David has developed considerable expertise in the treatment and disposition of waste material. He also is well versed in the federal and state requirements for land reclamation projects. David maintains a consulting practice through which he advises clients on these matters. David’s business activity code is 541990. Most of his clients are small and medium-size mine owner/operators located in Wyoming and contiguous states (e.g., Montana, Idaho, Utah). Usually, David is retained by a client on a contract-fee basis and is reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses. In performing his services, David usually visits the job site and later submits his recommendations in a written report along with a statement for his services and expenses. David received the following amounts from his consulting business in 2012:
 
Fees for services rendered $ 92,800
Expense reimbursements:
Airfare $8,200
Meals 6,100
Lodging 5,200
Transportation (taxis, airport limos, car rentals) 920
Subtotal for expense reimbursement 20,420
Total received $113,220
 
• 2. The following fees for services rendered to mining companies are not included in the receipts listed in item 1 above
Echo Mining: Payment received January 2013; work done December 2012 $5,100
Sesa Mining: Payment received January 2012; work done December 2011 4,400
Cormorant Mining: No payment received; work done March 2012 3,700
 
David did not incur travel expenses in any of these engagements (i.e., the work was done in his office). As Cormorant Mining is in bankruptcy, David does not expect to collect any of this fee.
 
• 3. Other expenses paid by David in 2012 relating to his practice are listed below.
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Contribution to H.R. 10 (Keogh) retirement plan $9,000
Premiums on medical insurance (covering self, spouse, and dependents) 3,800
Landscape models purchased from topographer for reclamation projects $3,200
Advertising in trade journals 2,400
Office supplies (including drafting materials) 1,200
Business phone and Internet service 860
State occupation license 300
Subscriptions to trade journals 240
Membership dues to trade associations 180
 
• 4. David operates his consulting business out of an office in his home. Twenty percent of the 3,000-square-foot living area is devoted to the office. David inherited the home on Cody Way from his father, who died on June 6, 2003, when it had a fair market value of $400,000 ($40,000 of which was allocated to the land). The Johnsons moved into the home in 2003, and David began using his home office in the same year. The home’s current fair market value is $500,000 ($50,000 allocated to the land). County land records reflect that David’s father bought the land in 1969 for $6,000 and built the house in 1973 at a cost of $60,000. David depreciates the business use of his home using MACRS, treating the home as 39-year nonresidential reality. Additional information regarding the properly for 2012 follows:
Utilities $4,800
Repairs and maintenance 2,900
Property/casualty insurance 2,300
 
The properly taxes and mortgage interest paid in 2012 on the home are listed in item 15 below. In addition to the repairs and maintenance noted above, David had the office repainted at a cost of $1,200. The furniture in the office, including business equipment (e.g., computer, fax machine, copier), was properly expensed in the year bought and has a zero basis. However, on March 5, 2012, David purchased a heavy-duty, fire-resistant file cabinet with security-vault features for $4,800. He made the acquisition to safeguard and maintain the privacy of client data. If possible, David prefers to avoid capitalizing and depreciating the cabinet.

 
 
• 5. On February 4, 2011, David paid $41,000 (including sales tax) for an Infiniti crossover SUV (gross weight under 6,000 pounds), which he uses 90% of the time for business. No trade-in was involved, and he did not claim any § 179 expensing of the cost. Under the actual operating cost method, he depreciates the SUV using MACRS (half-year convention). [Hint. See Table 3 in the Instructions to Form 4562.] His operating expenses for the Infiniti for 2012 are as follows:
 
Gasoline $3,300
Auto insurance 1,600
Repairs 240
Auto club dues 180
Oil changes and lubrication 120
License and registration 60
 
During business use, David received three moving traffic violations (total fines of $680) and incurred tolls and parking charges of $440. The Infiniti was driven a total of 14,500 miles during 2012 (mileage was incurred evenly during the year).
 
• 6. Sheri is a licensed paralegal and is employed on a part-time basis by several local attorneys. She commuted to work using the family Suburban for a total of 813 miles and paid parking fees of $310. Her earnings and job-related expenses are summarized below.
 
Salary (from four employers) $38,000
Laptop computer 1,200
Subscriptions and dues to professional organizations 180
Continuing education correspondence course 120
Occupational license fee 80
 
• Sheri purchased the laptop computer on March 12 and uses it 80% of the time for business. The correspondence course is required continuing education so she can retain E-2E-3her license. Sheri is considering going to law school, so she attended a series of LSAT preparation sessions at a cost of $350. Because Sheri is a part-time employee, she is not covered by any of her employers’ medical or retirement plans. During 2012, however, she contributed $5,000 to a traditional IRA that she established several years ago. The Johnsons use the automatic mileage method to calculate any tax deductions to which they are entitled for use of the Suburban.
 
• 7. With funds received from the settlement of his father’s estate, David purchased rental properly at 4620 Cottonwood Lane. Of the $250,000 purchase price, $30,000 was allocated to the land. After an $80,000 renovation to the house (e.g., new flooring, roof, heating unit), the properly was rented beginning February 1, 2006. In 2010, the Johnsons decided that their investment would be more marketable if the house was rented as furnished. Consequently, in May of that year, they spent $38,000 on new furniture (including drapes, carpeting, and appliances). Under the current lease agreement, the properly rents for $2,200 a month (payable at the beginning of each month) with utilities not included. Information regarding the properly for 2012 appears below.
 
Rent received $28,600
Property/casualty insurance premiums paid 3,100
Property taxes paid 2,400
Yard maintenance paid 1,200
Repairs 800
 
The rent received includes $2,200 for January 2013. The tenants prepaid the rent in mid-December because they went on vacation during the Christmas/New Year holidays. In addition to the properly taxes listed above, David paid a special tax assessment of $2,400 to the city of Casper for repaving the street in front of the properly. The Johnsons use MACRS to depreciate the rental home and the furnishings within it (assume half-year convention for the personally).
 
• 8. The Johnsons acquired 1,000 shares of common stock in Cormorant Mining on March 7, 2011, to hold for investment purposes. David performed services for the company in late 2010, submitting a bill for $3,900. Because Cormorant was experiencing cash-flow problems at the time, David accepted the stock as payment for his services. Unfortunately, Cormorant is currently in bankruptcy (see item 2 above), and expectations are that the shareholders will not recover anything on their stock investments. The stock is not publicly traded.
 
• 9. On March 10, 1994, David’s father gave the Johnsons a plot of land located in Teton County (WY) as an anniversary present. It had a value of $150,000 at the time of the gift (no gift tax was due on the transfer). The land had been purchased by David’s father on June 1, 1984, for $50,000. In December 2011, a real estate developer contacted the Johnsons and offered $800,000 for the properly. After considerable negotiation, the following transaction took place on March 4, 2012: the Johnsons transferred the Teton plot in return for $8,000 in cash and four city lots in Laramie (WY) worth $792,000. The Johnsons considered the city lots to be a good investment because they are located near the state university. All closing costs and legal fees were absorbed by the real estate developer.
 
• 10. David inherited an antique gun collection from his father when he died-mainly large caliber rifles used for buffalo hunting. Although David has no idea what his father’s cost basis was in these guns, the collection had a date-of-death value of $22,000. Concerned about the maintenance and security of the collection, David sold it to a dealer for $29,000 on July 10, 2012.
 
• 11. On July 12, 1998, using $50,000 of funds she had received from an aunt’s life insurance policy, Sheri purchased grazing land in Converse County (WY). On August 2, 2011, she sold the land to a local rancher for $75,000. Under the terms of the sale, Sheri received a down payment of $15,000 and 10 annual notes of $6,000 each. Sheri is also to receive simple interest of 8% on the outstanding principle balance each year. On August 4, 2012, Sheri collected $10,800 ($6,000 on the note and $4,800 of interest) on the maturity of the first note.
 
• 12. Although the Johnsons had several Schedule D transactions during 2011, they ended up with a net short-term capital loss of $7,000. Of this loss, $3,000 was deducted in 2011, and $4,000 carried over to 2012.
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• 13. For several years, Sheri’s widowed mother, Vivian Olson, has lived with the Johnsons and has been claimed by them as a dependent. On December 30, 2011, Vivian suffered a heart attack. After six days in the ICU of a local hospital, Vivian died. In early February 2012, the Johnsons paid the following expenses related to Vivian:
 
Burial expenses $4,400
Medical expenses incurred in 2011 4,200
Medical expenses incurred in 2012 3,100
Remainder of church pledge for 2012 600
 
Fortunately, the balance of Vivian’s medical expenses ($11,900) was covered by insurance. Besides personal and household effects, Vivian’s major asset was life insurance. As the designated beneficiary of the policy, Sheri received $20,000 of death benefits on March 13, 2012.

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