ACCT 2300 - Federal Income Tax - Individual

Objectives:

1. Explain the principles used to determine who is taxed on a particular item of income, under both the cash and accrual methods of reporting.
2. Apply IRS rules to determine whether items such as compensation, dividends, Social Security and pensions and annuities are taxable.
3. Discuss the criteria for determining whether an activity is a hobby or a trade or business, and determine the tax consequences of vacation homes.
4. Compute the phase-outs of the itemized deduction, the personal exemption, and the child tax credit.
5. Discuss the tax treatment and requirements for various deferred compensation arrangement, including IRAs and 401(k)s.

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to prepare a fairly complex tax return including Form 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, D, E, SE and 2106.

Objectives:

1. Determine the amount and correct number of personal and dependency exemptions.
2. Determine the correct filing status of individuals, and the amount allowable for the standard deduction.
3. Determine whether specific exclusions are available, including employment-related fringe benefit items.
4. Distinguish between deductions for and from AGI, and discuss the criteria for deducting business and investment expenses.
5. List substantiation requirements for deducting travel and entertainment expenses, and know how to show them.
6. Identify and determine the timing of itemized deductions for individuals, including medical, taxes, interest, charitable, and miscellaneous.
7. Identify deductible moving, education, and office in the home expenses.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to prepare a Michigan tax return based on the same data, with similar competence.

Objectives:

1. Be able to prepare a Michigan 1040, and related schedules, such as CR, Tuition Credit, and Homestead Credit.

1.  
   1. Chapter 1 Introduction to Taxation
   2. Chapter 2 Determination of Tax
   3. Chapter 3 Gross Income: Concepts & Inclusions
2.   
   1. C hapter 4 Gross Income: Exclusions
   2. Chapter 15 Tax Research, Tax research problem assigned
   3. Chapter 5 Property Transactions: Capital Gain & Loss
   4. Chapter 6 Deduction & Losses
3.  
   1. Chapter 7 Itemized Deductions
   2. Chapter 8 Losses & Bad Debts
   3. Chapter 9 Employee Expenses & Deferred Compensation
4.  
   1. Chapter 10 Depreciation & Cost Recovery
   2. Chapter 11 Accounting Periods & Methods
   3. Chapter 12 Property Transactions: Nontaxable Exchanges
   4. Chapter 13 Property Transactions: Section 1231 and Re- capture
   5. Chapter 14 Special Tax Computation Methods, Tax Credits and Payment of Tax