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PartvfI:vfIntroductionvftovfTaxation
Chaptervf1:vfAnvfIntroductionvftovfTax
Chaptervf2:vfTaxvfCompliance,vfthevfIRS,vfandvfTaxvfAuthoriti
esvfChaptervf3:vfTaxvfPlanningvfStrategiesvfandvfRelatedvfLimita
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PartvfII:vfBasicvfIndividualvfTaxation
Chaptervf4:vfIndividualvfIncomevfTaxvfOverview,vfDependents,vfandvfFilingvfStatusvfChapte
rC5:vfGrossvfIncomevfandvfExclusions
Chaptervf6:vfIndividualvfDeductionsvfCh
apterC7:vfInvestments
Chaptervf8:vfIndividualvfIncomevfTaxvfComputationvfandvfTaxvfCredits
PartvfIII:vfBusiness-RelatedvfTransactions
Chaptervf9:vfBusinessvfIncome,vfDeductions,vfandvfAccountingvfMethodsvf
Chaptervf10:vfPropertyvfAcquisitionvfandvfCostvfRecovery
Chaptervf11:vfPropertyvfDispositions
PartvfIV:vfSpecializedvfTopics
ChapterC12:vfCompensation
Chaptervf13:vfRetirementvfSavingsvfandvfDeferredvfCompensationvfChapterC
14:vfTaxvfConsequencesvfofvfHomevfOwnership
, Chapter 1vf
An Introduction to Tax
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Discussion Questions
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• Wherevfshouldvfthevfbusinessvflocate?
• Howvfshouldvfbusinessvfacquisitionsvfbevfstructured?
• Howvfshouldvfthevfbusinessvfcompensatevfemployees?
• Whatvfisvfthevfappropriatevfmixvfofvfdebtvfandvfequityvfforvfthevfbusiness?
• Shouldvfthevfbusinessvfrentvforvfownvfitsvfequipmentvfandvfproperty?
• Howvfshouldvfthevfbusinessvfdistributevfprofitsvftovfitsvfowners?
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U.S.vfpresidentialvfcandidatesvfoftenvfdistinguishvfthemselvesvffromvftheirvfopponents
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15th Edition By Spilker, Ayers, Ayers, All Chapters 1-
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PartvfI:vfIntroductionvftovfTaxation
Chaptervf1:vfAnvfIntroductionvftovfTax
Chaptervf2:vfTaxvfCompliance,vfthevfIRS,vfandvfTaxvfAuthoriti
esvfChaptervf3:vfTaxvfPlanningvfStrategiesvfandvfRelatedvfLimita
tions
PartvfII:vfBasicvfIndividualvfTaxation
Chaptervf4:vfIndividualvfIncomevfTaxvfOverview,vfDependents,vfandvfFilingvfStatusvfChapte
rC5:vfGrossvfIncomevfandvfExclusions
Chaptervf6:vfIndividualvfDeductionsvfCh
apterC7:vfInvestments
Chaptervf8:vfIndividualvfIncomevfTaxvfComputationvfandvfTaxvfCredits
PartvfIII:vfBusiness-RelatedvfTransactions
Chaptervf9:vfBusinessvfIncome,vfDeductions,vfandvfAccountingvfMethodsvf
Chaptervf10:vfPropertyvfAcquisitionvfandvfCostvfRecovery
Chaptervf11:vfPropertyvfDispositions
PartvfIV:vfSpecializedvfTopics
ChapterC12:vfCompensation
Chaptervf13:vfRetirementvfSavingsvfandvfDeferredvfCompensationvfChapterC
14:vfTaxvfConsequencesvfofvfHomevfOwnership
, Chapter 1vf
An Introduction to Tax
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Discussion Questions
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(1) [LOvf1]vfJessica’svffriendvfZacharyvfoncevfstatedvfthatvfhevfcouldn’tvfunderstandvfw
hyvfsomeonevfwouldvftakevfavftaxvfcourse.vfWhyvfisvfthisvfavfrathervfnaïvevfview?
Taxesvfarevfavfpartvfofvfeverydayvflifevfandvfhavevfavffinancialvfeffectvfonvfmanyvfofvfthevfmajorv f
pevfrsonalvfdecisionsvfthatvfindividualsvffacevf(e.g.,vfinvestmentvfdecisions,vfevaluatingv f alt
ernativfvevfjobvfoffers,vfsavingvfforvfeducationvfexpenses,vfgiftvforvfestatevfplanning,vfetc.).
(2) [LOvf1]vfWhatvfarevfsomevfaspectsvfofvfbusinessvfthatvfrequirevfknowledgevfofvftaxatio
n?vfWhatCarevfsomevfaspectsvfofvfpersonalvffinancevfthatvfrequirevfknowledgevfofvftaxa
tion?
Taxesvfplayvfanvfimportantvfrolevfinvffundamentalvfbusinessvfdecisionsvfsuchvfasvfthev f followi
nvfg:
• Whatvforganizationalvfformvfshouldvfavfbusinessvfuse?
• Wherevfshouldvfthevfbusinessvflocate?
• Howvfshouldvfbusinessvfacquisitionsvfbevfstructured?
• Howvfshouldvfthevfbusinessvfcompensatevfemployees?
• Whatvfisvfthevfappropriatevfmixvfofvfdebtvfandvfequityvfforvfthevfbusiness?
• Shouldvfthevfbusinessvfrentvforvfownvfitsvfequipmentvfandvfproperty?
• Howvfshouldvfthevfbusinessvfdistributevfprofitsvftovfitsvfowners?
Onevfmustvfconsidervfallvftransactionvfcostsvf(includingvftaxes)vftovfevaluatevfthevfmeritsvfofv f avft
ransaction.
Commonvfpersonalvffinancialvfdecisionsvfthatvftaxesvfinfluencevfinclude:vfchoosingvfinvest
mvfents,vfretirementvfplanning,vfchoosingCtovfrentvforvfbuyvfavfhome,vfevaluatingCv f alternativ
evfjobvfoffers,vfsavingvfforvfeducationvfexpenses,vfandvfdoingvfgiftvforvfestatev f planning.
(3) [LOvf1]vfDescribevfsomevfwaysvfinvfwhichvftaxesvfaffectvfthevfpoliticalvfprocessvfinvft
hevfUnitedvfStates.
U.S.vfpresidentialvfcandidatesvfoftenvfdistinguishvfthemselvesvffromvftheirvfopponents
