Zorn conducted his professional practice through zorn, inc. the corporation uses a fiscal year ending september 30 even though the business purpose test for a fiscal year cannot be satisfied. For the year ending September 30, 2013, the corporation paid Zorn a salary of $180,000 and during the period January through September 2013, the corporation paid him a salary of $150,000.
a. how much salary should Zorn receive during the period October 1 through December 31, 2013?
b. Assume that Zorn received only $24,000 salary during the period October 1 through December 31, 2013. What would be the consequences to Zorn, Inc.?
Mauve Corporation began operations as a farm supplies business and used a fiscal year ending September 30. The company gradually went out of the farm supplies business and into the mail-order Christmas gifts business. The company has received permission from the IRS to change to a fiscal year ending January 31, effective for the year ending January 31, 2014. For the short period November 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014, Muave earned $20,000. Calculate Mauves tax liability for the short period November 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014.