ACC4301 - INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXATION - FALL SEMESTER 2016
INCOME TAX PROJECT
The Income Tax Return may be prepared manually or using the PROSERIES (TURBOTAX) software (or some other Federal Income Tax (or Information) software that you may have access to) that is located on the Network System in the Computer Center on the Eight floor (South) at the University Of Houston-Downtown Campus (and the second floor classrooms in the Shea Street College Of Business Building) (or on the personal computers at UHD-Northwest at Lone Star College-University Park). If you choose to prepare the Income Tax (or Information) Return using the ProSeries (TurboTax) software in the Computer Center (or at UHD-Northwest at Lone Star College-University Park), the following information applies. The ProSeries (TurboTax) software may be accessed from any personal computer in the Computer Center that is connected to the Network System at the University Of Houston-Downtown Campus (or on the personal computers on the personal computers at UHD-Northwest at Lone Star College-University Park). Please bring a device to the Computer Center in order to save your data. (Please be sure that the device is capable of saving your data). To assist you in using the ProSeries (TurboTax) software, an operator's manual is available in the Computer Center (or at UHD-Northwest at Lone Star College-University Park). Below is a listing of basic instructions in operating the software.
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on START and enter "PROGRAMS" and locate "ProSeries 2015". Click on "2015 ProSeries". The software will appear on the screen.
CREATING CLIENT/INPUTTING DATA
Click on "New" to create a new client. The first document that you will enter (automatically appears on the screen) will be the "Federal Information Worksheet". Complete all necessary information on the "Federal Information Worksheet". To enter specific tax related information, you must enter the form, schedule or document that relate to the tax related information you wish to enter. For example, to enter information for wages earned by the taxpayers, go to "Form W-2" and enter the appropriate information; to enter information for a self-employed person, go to "Schedule C" and enter the appropriate information; to enter information regarding rental property, go to "Schedule E" and enter the appropriate information, etc. To go to a specific form or document, you may either click on "Forms" (and then click on "Select Form"), hit the "F6" key or hit "Control F" then highlight the desired form, schedule or document (or press the lighted letter(s) and/or number(s) of the desired form, schedule or document) and press return (enter).
WORKSHEETS
In many cases, information may (or must) be entered into a worksheet which is automatically transferred to where needed in the respective Income Tax Returns. This is especially true for Schedule E (Rental Property) for entering information for Rental Property, etc. Accordingly, pay attention to the many worksheets that are available for the Return you are preparing to see if certain information may (or must) be entered through a worksheet instead of directly in the Forms and/or Schedules of the Income Tax Return itself.
DEPRECIATION
To enter depreciation information, either click on "Forms" (and then click on "Select Form"), hit the "F6" key or hit "Control F" and enter the "Depr Entry Wks". Enter a description of the asset to be depreciated and press return (enter). Highlight the Form or Schedule the asset relates to and press return (enter). Complete the necessary information at the top of the "Asset Entry Worksheet". The computed depreciation will automatically be transferred to the appropriate Form or Schedule that the asset relates. (If the Form or Schedule that the asset relates has not been previously created, you will be asked to create the Form or Schedule at this time).
PRINTING
To access the print commands, press "Control P" and click on "Tax Returns" then press return (enter) to print the entire Tax Return. If you desire to print one (1) Form or Schedule at a time, click on the printer on the tool bar with the red arrow, then click on "Choose" and select the desired Form or Schedule to print.
DEFAULT SETTINGS
PLEASE DO NOT ALTER ANY OF THE DEFAULT SETTINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
INCOME TAX PROJECT
FACTS
John Alan Kelly and Rosalyn Elaine Kelly, a married couple, live at 3822 Robin Lane Houston, Texas 77049-7236. Their home telephone number is (713) 468-9721, home fax number is (713) 591-7014, cell telephone number for John is (832) 921-8427 and cell telephone number for Rosalyn is (832) 366-8122. John, whose social security number is 437-29-1297 and date of birth is April 2, 1964, is employed as a Loan Officer with Houston First National Bank located at 1100 Smith Street Houston, Texas 77002-0002 and whose Employer Identification Number is 42-4732689. John's work telephone number is (713) 654-8739 and E-Mail address is [email protected]. Rosalyn's social security number is 443-63-7289 and her date of birth is January 10, 1966. She is presently a Self-Employed sole owner of a small retail bookstore (ROSALYN'S BOOKSTORE) which she has owned and operated since January 6, 2012. Rosalyn's Bookstore is located at 2345 Marshall Lane Houston, Texas 77044-5943, her work telephone number is (713) 434-1275, her fax number is (713) 434-1276 and E-Mail address is [email protected]. The Employer Identification Number for the bookstore is 76-5678901. The Kellys have two (2) children who lived with them for the entire year of 2015 and that they fully supported for the entire year of 2015. The two (2) children are Jocelyn Danielle Kelly (age 17 (date of birth November 14, 1998) and social security number 643-28-1863) and Charles Aaron Kelly (age 10 (date of birth June 16, 2005) and social security number 623-51-2467). In addition, the Kelly's provided in 2015 more than one-half (1/2) of the support of Rosalyn Kelly's mother, Louise Myra Anderson, (age 74 (date of birth May 29, 1941) at the end of 2015 and social security number 440-83-6278) and who lived the entire year of 2015 in her own home located in Livingston, Texas and her only Gross Income for 2015 was nontaxable Social Security Benefits.
The Kelly's, who neither wishes to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, have presented you with the following information to prepare their 2015 Federal Income Tax Return:
(a) John earned a salary from Houston First National Bank, Inc. of $71,540 (also Social Security Wages and Medicare Wages). Federal Income Taxes withheld from his pay was $7,832, Social Security Taxes (FICA) withheld was $4,435 and Medicare Taxes withheld was $1,037. John is covered by a retirement pension plan provided by Houston First National Bank.
(b) The Kellys received Interest on Savings Accounts of $1,200 from Houston First National Bank and Interest of $520 from Harris County Bonds that they own. In addition, the Kellys received Cash Dividends of $442 (all "Qualified Dividends") from Common Stock owned in Bush Corporation.
(c) Rosalyn uses the Cash Method of Accounting for Federal Income Tax purposes for her business, ROSALYN'S BOOKSTORE, and the business code for the business for Federal Income Tax purposes is 451211. Relevant Financial Information for the business for 2015 is as follows:
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Gross Sales $126,800
Less: Returns and Allowances 2,350
Expenses
Accounting Services $ 1,800
Advertising 2,500
Salaries and Wages 28,720
Payroll Taxes 2,866
Office Rent 10,800
Entertainment of Customers 500
Interest (Miscellaneous Debts) 600
Seminar (Related To Bookstore Retailers) 400
Supplies 1,450
Telephone 1,600
Utilities 1,300
INVENTORY
Beginning Inventory January 1, 2015 $28,400
Ending Inventory December 31, 2015 16,800
Purchases in 2015 12,900
All Inventory is valued at cost. There were no changes in determining quantities, costs or valuations between Opening and Closing Inventory.
(All of the above Revenues, Expenses and Expenditures represent cash transactions that occurred during the year of 2015)
DEPRECIABLE ASSETS
Original
Description Cost Date Purchased
Personal Computer and Printer $1,600.00 January 2, 2015
(Five-Year Property)
Computer Software 250.00 January 2, 2015
(Three-Year Property)
Furniture and Fixtures 12,000.00 March 5, 2012
(Seven-Year Property)
(All of the above assets are used exclusively at Rosalyn's Bookstore and were originally placed in service on the date purchased)
Rosalyn elected to take the Section 179 Deduction for all assets acquired during the year of 2015. Assets acquired before 2015 are depreciated using the designated useful life and the Section 179 Deduction was not elected. (The First Year Additional Depreciation was not elected for any of these assets).
Rosalyn also drove in 2015 her personal automobile, a 2014 Buick Park Avenue, which she acquired on April 28, 2014, a total of 6,000 miles (500 miles per month) for business purposes. Rosalyn has always used the automobile in her business and drove the automobile a total of 15,000 miles for the entire year of 2015 including 5,200 of commuting miles (Beginning Mileage Reading was 35,000 miles and Ending Mileage Reading was 50,000 miles). Rosalyn uses the Standard Mileage Method (Automatic Mileage Method) ($.575 per mile in 2015) to recover the cost of using her automobile for business purposes. In 2015, Rosalyn also paid $200 for parking and toll fees while using the automobile for business purposes and paid a total of $400 of Interest on the loan for the automobile.
(d) The Kellys also own a rent home that they rent out (Actively Participate) to people unrelated to them. The rent home (not Low-Income Housing) is located at 825 Lincoln Street Houston, Texas 77048-3252. The Kellys originally began to rent this home on May 1, 1996 when its depreciable basis was $30,000 (total cost of $37,500 less $7,500 allocated to the Land (Straight-Line Depreciation not elected)). Relevant information that pertains to the rent home for 2015 is as follows:
Total Rental Revenues $5,600
EXPENSES
Insurance 760
Mortgage Interest 1,980
Repairs 460
Property (Real Estate) Taxes 1,020
Lawn Maintenance 320
(All of the above Rental Revenues and Rental Expenses represent Cash transactions that occurred during the year of 2015)
In addition to the above, John Kelly drove in 2015 his personal automobile, a 2012 Chevrolet Caprice, in attending to the rental property a total of 400 miles (33.33 miles per month). Finally, on June 19, 2015, the Kelly's purchased new appliances (ie. refrigerator, stove and dishwasher) (five-year property) for the Rental Property for a total purchase price of $1,950.
(e) John attended a Banking Seminar in San Francisco, California. He incurred unreimbursed expenses of $1,450 for airfare, lodging and meals ($160 of the $1,450 was for meals).
In addition, John drove in 2015 his personal automobile a total of 1,200 miles (100 miles per month) for work related purposes. John purchased the car on February 3, 2012 and has always used it for work related purposes. He drove the car a total of 12,000 miles in 2015 of which 5,200 were commuting miles (average daily round trip commuting distance of 20 miles per day) (Beginning Mileage Reading was 50,000 miles and Ending Mileage Reading was 62,000 miles). John has always used the Standard Mileage Method (Automatic Mileage Method) in recovering the cost of using his automobile for work related purposes.
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(f) The Kellys incurred the following personal expenses during the year of 2015:
Medical Expenses (Unreimbursed) (Various):
For Themselves and Their Children $4,500
For Rosalyn's Mother 900
Real Estate Taxes on Personal Residence 2,470
Home Mortgage Interest on Personal Residence 9,600
(Jawdat Mortgage Company)
Credit Card Interest 1,900
Interest on Car Loans 2,400
Charitable Contributions - (Cash) (Various Charities) 1,600
Charitable Contributions - (Property - Clothing, etc.) (FMV) 460 ($1,000 ORIGINAL COST)
(Star of Hope 1240 North Main Street Houston, Texas 77001-8877)
Income Tax Preparation Fee 225
(g) The Kellys utilizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Optional State Sales Tax Table (See page A-14 through page A-17 of the Instructions for Schedule A) to compute their Itemized Deduction for General Sales Taxes (Their State General Sales Tax Rate is 6.25% and their Local General Sales Tax Rate is 2.00% for a Total Sales Tax Rate of 8.25%).
(h) The Kelly's paid an unrelated housekeeper/child caretaker, Shelly R. Baker, (address 3785 Pinkston Street Houston, Texas 77046-2386 and social security number 466-37-3682) and telephone number (713) 864-3267, $300 per month during the entire year of 2015 to care for their youngest child at their home while they were at work.
(i) The Kelly's 2014 Federal Income Tax Liability was $12,420.
(j) Rosalyn Kelly made the following Estimated Tax Payments for the year of 2015:
April 15, 2015 $2,000
June 15, 2015 3,100
September 15, 2015 1,200
January 15, 2016 2,100
(k) The Kelly's will file a Joint Federal Income Tax Return for the year of 2015.
(l) If the Kelly's will receive a refund for their 2015 Federal Income Tax Return, they would like for the refund to be Direct Deposited into their bank account as follows:
Name of Financial Institution: Annette Bank Of Texas
Routing Number: 111000025
Checking Account Number: 0049637821732
(m) Everyone on the Tax Return was covered by Health Insurance for the entire year.
NOTE: Visit "www.irs.gov" (Search in top right hand box for "Tax Tables" then click on "2015 Instruction 1040") for the Tax Table (not the Tax Rate Schedules) to use to assist in determining the Tax Liability on the Taxable Income (if preparing Income Tax Return manually).
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REQUIRED FORMS AND SCHEDULES
Form 1040 Schedule B Schedule E Form 2106 Form 4562 (2)
Schedule A Schedule C Schedule SE Form 2441 Form 8582
The Income Tax Project is due on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. (PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE PROJECT).
Attachment:- individual income tax project.rar