Solution Manual For Federal Tax Research 12th Edition by Roby Sawyers, Steven Gill

Federal Tax Research, 13th Edition
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Solution Manual Federal Tax Research
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cn 13th Edition by Roby Sawyers, Steven Gill
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INTRODUCTION TO TAX PRACTICE AND ETHICS cn cn cn cn cn




DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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1-1. In the United States, the tax system is an outgrowth of the following five disciplines: law,
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cn accounting, economics, political science, and sociology. The environment for the tax system is
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provided by the principles of economics, sociology, and political science, while the legal and
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cn accounting fields areresponsible for the system‘s interpretation and application.
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Each of these disciplines affects this country‘s tax system in a unique way. Economists addresssuch
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cn issues as howproposed tax legislation will affect therate of inflation or economic growth.
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Measurement of the social equity of a tax and determining whether a tax system discriminates
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cn against certain taxpayers areissues that are examined bysociologists and political scientists.
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Finally, attorneys areresponsible for theinterpretation of the taxation statutes, and accountants
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ensure that these same statutes are applied consistently.****8880()
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1-2. The other major categories of tax practice in addition totax research are as follows:
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• Tax compliance cn




• Tax planning cn




• Tax litigation cn




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1-3. Tax compliance consists of gathering pertinent information, evaluating and classifying that
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cn information, and filing any necessary tax returns. Compliance also includes other functions cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn




cn necessary to satisfy governmental requirements, such as representing a client during an Internal
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Revenue Service (IRS) audit.
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1-4. Most of the tax compliance work is performed by commercial tax preparers, enrolled agents (EAs),
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cn attorneys, and certified public accountants (CPAs). Noncomplex individual, partnership,and
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cn corporate tax returns often are completed by commercial tax preparers. The preparation of more
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cn complex returns usually is performed by EAs, attorneys, and CPAs. The latter groups alsoprovide
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cn tax planning services and represent their clients beforethe IRS.
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An EA is one who is admitted to practice before the IRS by passing a special IRS-administered
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cn examination, or who has worked for the IRS for five years and is issued a permit to represent clients cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn




cn before the IRS. CPAs and attorneys are not required to take this examination and are automatically
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cn admitted to practice before the IRS if they are in good standing with the appropriateprofessional
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1-5. Tax planning is the process of arranging one‘s financial affairs to minimize any tax liability. Muchof
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cn modern tax practice centers around this process, and the resulting outcome is tax avoidance.
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There is nothing illegal or immoral in the avoidance of taxation as long as the taxpayer remains within
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cn legal bounds. In contrast, tax evasion constitutes the illegal nonpayment of a tax and cannotbe
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cn condoned. Activities of this sort clearly violate existing legal constraints and fall outside of the domain
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cn of the professional tax practitioner.
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1-6. In an open tax planning situation, the transaction is not yet complete; therefore, the tax practitioner
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maintains some degree of control over the potential tax liability, and the transaction may be modi- fied
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cn to achieve a more favorable tax treatment. In a closed transaction however, all of the pertinentactions
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cn have been completed, and tax planning activities may be limited to the presentation of the situation to
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cn the government in themost legallyadvantageous manner possible.
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1-7. Tax litigation isthe process of settling a dispute with theIRS in a court of law. Typically, a tax
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attorneyhandles tax litigation that progresses beyond the final IRS appeal.
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1-8. CPAs serve is a support capacityin tax litigation.
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1-9. Taxresearch consists of theresolution of unanswered taxation questions. Thetaxresearch process
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includes the following:
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1. Identification ofpertinent issues; cn cn cn




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1-10. Circular 230 is issued bythe TreasuryDepartment and applies to all who practice before the IRS.Page
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1-11. In addition to Circular 230, CPAs must follow the AICPA‘s Code of Professional Conduct and
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cn Statements on Standards for Tax Services. CPAs must also abide by the rules of the appropriatestate
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1-12. A return preparer must obtain 18 hours of continuing education from an IRS-approved CE Provider.
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cn The hours must include a 6 credit hour Annual Federal Tax Refresher course (AFTR) that covers filing
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cn season issues and tax lawupdates. The AFTR course must include a knowledge-based comprehension
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cn test administered at the conclusion of the course bythe CE Provider.
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