Tax Forms Required:

 

Form 1040

Schedule A

Schedule C

Schedule SE

Form 3903

 

You are not to use electronic tax software, such as Turbotax or Taxcut, to complete this assignment or the remaining tax return assignments.  You may, however, in the interest of neatness, fill-in the forms directly from your computer (using Adobe software).  Please ask me if you have any questions about this.

 

Problem Information:

 

John Bay, age 26 (Social Security Number 111-99-6666) is single and has no dependents.  He is a self-employed sports consultant.  His office is located in downtown Las Vegas at 225 Fremont Street, Zip Code 89101.  He is a cash basis taxpayer.  Bay lives at 1501 Chalcedony Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89113.  Bay indicates that he wishes to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.  This is the first year he has itemized deductions since he did not previously own a home.

 

His sports consulting business had the following income and expenses during 2016.

 

Gross receipts                                                                                             $70,000

 

He received a 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson baseball card (PSA 2) from a client for being particularly prescient about NFL game outcomes that the client bet on:

FMV of the card  (Include on Schedule C in income area)                      20,000

 

Expenses of his consulting business:
Office lease payments   (20b)                                                                         6,000
Utilities                                                                                                            2,500
Advertising                                                                                                  1,500
Wages for assistant                                                                                   15,000
Payroll taxes for assistant                                                                            1,350
Supplies (Put under office expense)                                                                  500
Liability insurance                                                                                            200
Business license                                                                                                  50
Fine for violating Nevada gaming laws                                                          1,000
Cost of entertaining clients                                                                          2,000

 

 

 

 

 

He attended a three-day seminar on “understanding point spreads” in Houston, Texas. All three days were business related.  His costs were as follows:

 

Airline fare                                                                                                  $450
Hotel (three nights)                                                                                         550
Taxi to and from airport                                                                                   50
Meals                                                                                                                 150

 

 

At the start of the year, he moved from Portland, Oregon to Las Vegas, Nevada.  Expenses related to the move were as follows:

 

Miles of travel on the road (a direct route was taken)                            1,250 miles
             (Use 19 cents per mile)
Moving van company charges to move household goods                            $2,300
Cost of lodging in route                                                                                      160
Cost of meals in route                                                                                        95
Motel charges in Las Vegas while waiting to move into purchased
    house in Las Vegas                                                                                       800

 

An examination of John’s personal financial records reveals the following:

 

Gambling winnings from Blackjack                                                               $1,500
Gambling losses from Blackjack                                                                  3,200
Contributions to church                                                                              1,000
CPA fees to prepare tax return (Allocate $300 to the Sch. C)                          800
Medical expenses (net of insurance reimbursement)                                     4,300
Interest expense on home mortgage reported on Form 1098                        8,350
Property taxes on residence                                                                        2,400
Property taxes on personal automobile                                                             400
Refund of 2015 Oregon state income taxes (Did not itemize in prior year)       400
Sales taxes paid (based on actual receipts (higher than table amount)            952

 

He received $7,000 in alimony payments from his ex-wife, Janet.

 

He made timely quarterly federal income tax deposits for the year of $4,000 each quarter.

 

Assignment:

 

Prepare John’s 2016 federal income tax return. (Do not fill in the cents column)

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