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ACC 455 Entire Course (UOP Course)  For more
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455 Week 1 Individual assignment Tax Return
Position Paper (UOP Course)   ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 1
(UOP Course)   ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP
Course)   ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
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ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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?
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ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com What
constitutes substantial authority for a position
taken on a tax return? What options do you have
if substantial authority is lacking?
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ACC 455 Week 1 DQ 3 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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
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ACC 455 Week 1 Individual assignment Tax Return
Position Paper (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Suppose
you have a concern about taking a particular
position on a tax return. Write a 700-word paper
that discusses the following What are
the primary sources of tax law? What
are the secondary sources of tax law?
What is substantial authority?
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ACC 455 Week 1 tax Position Paper (2 Paper)  For
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CC 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?  
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ACC 455 Week 2 Chapter 3 Discussion
Questions  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com Access p. 3-54 in
Chapter 3 of your textbook Prentice Halls
Federal Taxation 2016 Corporations, Partnerships,
Estates Trusts.   Write answers to questions
C3-1 through C3-6.  
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ACC 455 Week 2 Discussion Question Worksheet
(New)  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com Week 2 Discussion
Questions Worksheet  1. Pers, Inc. incorporates
on September 13, 2016 and begins operations
on October 26 of the same year. What alternative
tax years can Pers, Inc. elect to report its
initial years income if it is a C-corp? Would it
make a difference if Pers, Inc. was to be a
different type of entity? Please provide
specific examples.
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ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com What are the
alternative tax years available to a corporation?
What factors should be considered in electing the
tax year?
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ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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?
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ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 3 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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.
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ACC 455 Week 2 DQ 4 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com What is the
legislative intent behind the corporate
alternative minimum tax (AMT)? Define tax
preference items, AMT adjustment, and minimum tax
credit.
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ACC 455 Week 2 Individual Assignment Problem Set
(UOP Course)  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com   Complete the
problems found in Ch. 2 of Prentice Halls
Federal Taxation 2010 Corporations.
C2-6 C2-40 C2-45 Read the
scenario and respond to the questions. Support
your answers with calculations, as needed.
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ACC 455 Week 2 Team Assignment Outline for Week 3
(UOP Course)  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com   Please Provide a
brief outline of how the team will be setting up
the team problem in week 3. Please indicate who
will be responsible for each section and a
timeline to complete
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ACC 455 Week 3 Chapter 11 Issue Identification
Questions  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com Access p. 11-41 in
Chapter 11 of your textbook Prentice Halls
Federal Taxation 2016 Corporations, Partnerships,
Estates Trusts. Write a minimum 175-word
response to each question C11-24 through
C11-27. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit
your assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
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ACC 455 Week 3 Discussion Questions Worksheet
(New)  For more course tutorials
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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. Jeffs 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 Jeffs tax
liability? What about Louis tax liability?  
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ACC 455 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com How does a
corporation compute earnings and profits (EP)?
What income is deferred to a later year when
computing taxable income but is included in EP
in the current year? What deductions are allowed
for taxable income purposes but denied for EP?
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ACC 455 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Distinguish
between current and accumulated earnings and
profits. Why is it important to make this
distinction?
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ACC 455 Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   What is a
stock redemption? What are some reasons for
redeeming stock? Why are some redemptions treated
as sales and others as dividends?
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ACC 455 Week 3 Team Assignment Problem Set (UOP
Course)  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com   Complete the
problems found in Ch. 3 5 of Prentice Halls
Federal Taxation 2010 Corporations with your
Learning Team. C3-8 Discussion
Question C5-10 Discussion Question
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ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   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?
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ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   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?
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ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 3 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   What are
separately stated items on a K-1? Why is it
necessary to separate these items from ordinary
income?
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ACC 455 Week 4 DQ 4 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   What is
the difference between a distribution and a
distributive share? How do these affect the
owners K-1 and individual taxes?
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ACC 455 Week 4 Individual Assignment Problem Set
(UOP Course)  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com   Complete the
problems found in Ch. 4 6 of Prentice Halls
Federal Taxation 2010 Corporations.
C6-8 Discussion Question C4-34
Problem C4-36 Problem Read the
scenario and respond to the questions. Support
your answers with calculations, as neede
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ACC 455 Week 4 Team Assignment Outline for Week 5
(UOP Course)  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com   Please Provide a
brief outline of how the team will be setting up
the team problem in week 5. Please indicate who
will be responsible for each section and a
timeline to complete
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ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 1 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   What is a
liquidating distribution? What is a
nonliquidating distribution? Provide an example
of each
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ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 2 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   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?
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ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 3 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   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?
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ACC 455 Week 5 DQ 4 (UOP Course)  For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   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 elec
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ACC 455 Week 5 Team Assignment Problem Set (UOP
Course)  For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.com   Complete the
problems found in Ch. 9, 10, 11 of Federal
Taxation 2010 Corporations with your Learning
Team. C9-35 Problem C11-45
Problem C10-4 Discussion Question (Ch.
10)
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