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Federal Taxation II: Property Transactions of Business Owners and Shareholders University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign As individual or...
Character of Gains and Losses, and The Netting Process
Recall there are a few key items when evaluating a property transaction: Also recall the holding period of...
Federal Taxation: Special Gain and Loss Provisions
In the last post, we looked at two major non-taxable exchanges: like-kind exchanges and involuntary conversions. In those...
Gains, Losses, and Non-Taxable Transactions
Overview of Gains and Losses At a very high level, it’s important to be able to calculate the...
Depreciation, Amortization and Depletion
Cost Recovery What is cost recovery? For accounting purposes, businesses must capitalize the cost of assets, if the...
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Federal Taxation I: Individuals, Employees, and Sole ProprietorsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign I believe taxation is the negotiation...
Itemized Deductions and Retirement Plans
Recall that the itemized deductions are also called “from AGI” deductions or below the line deductions. They are...
Business Deductions
Employees vs Self-Employed What differentiates an employee from a self-employed individual (also known as independent contractor)? Employee If...
Tax Deductions for Business, Hobby & Rental
Deductions are essentially the tax word for expense that can reduce the tax base. Deductions are disallowed unless a...
Gross Income for Individuals
Gross Income Gross income is all income from whatever source defined, it includes income realized in any form...
Computing the Tax
Income Tax Formula This is an important formula, you’ll use throughout the course and beyond. The US tax...