Colorado Mountain College Income and Taxes Accounting Case Questions

Facts:

1. Armando Z. and Lourdes K. Gonzales are married and file a joint return. Armando is self-employed as a dentist, and Lourdes is a college professor. Armando and Lourdes have three children. The oldest is Ricardo, who lives at home. Ricardo is a law student at the University of Cincinnati and worked part time during the year, earning $1,500, which he spent for his own support. Armando and Lourdes provided $6,000 toward Ricardo’s support (including $4,000 for Ricardo’s fall tuition). They also provided over half the support of their daughter, Selena, who is a full-time student at Edgecliff College in Cincinnati. Selena worked part time as an independent contractor during the year, earning $3,200. Selena lived at home until she was married in December 2020. She filed a joint return with her husband, Tony, who earned $30,000 during the year. Felipe is the youngest and lived in the Gonzales’s home for the entire year. The Gonzaleses provide you with the following additional information:

Armando and Lourdes would like to take advantage on their return of any educational expenses paid for their children.The Gonzaleses do not want to contribute to the presidential election campaign.The Gonzaleses live at 621 Franklin Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211.Armando’s birthday is 3/5/1968 and his Social Security number is 333-45-6666.Lourdes’s birthday is 4/24/1970 and her Social Security number is 566-77-8888.Ricardo’s birthday is 11/6/1997 and his Social Security number is 576-18-7928.Selena’s birthday is 2/1/2001 and her Social Security number is 575-92-4321.Felipe’s birthday is 12/12/2008 and his Social Security number is 613-97-8465.The Gonzaleses do not have any foreign bank accounts or trusts.

1. Lourdes is a part-time lecturer at Xavier University in Cincinnati, where she earned $30,000. The university withheld federal income tax of $3,375, state income tax of $900, Cincinnati city income tax of $375, $1,860 of Social Security tax, and $435 of Medicare tax. She also worked part of the year for Delta Airlines. Delta paid her $10,000 in salary, and withheld federal income tax of $1,125, state income tax of $300, Cincinnati city income tax of $125, Social Security tax of $620, and Medicare tax of $145.
2. The Gonzaleses received $800 of interest from State Savings Bank on a joint account. They received interest of $1,000 on City of Cincinnati bonds they bought in January with the proceeds of a loan from Third National Bank of Cincinnati. They paid interest of $1,100 on the loan. Armando received a dividend of $540 on General Bicycle Corporation stock he owns. Lourdes received a dividend of $390 on Acme Clothing Corporation stock she owns. Armando and Lourdes received a dividend of $865 on jointly owned stock in Maple Company. All of the dividends received in 2020 are qualified dividends.
3. Armando practices under the name “Armando Z. Gonzales, DDS.” His business is located at 645 West Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211, and his employer identification number is 01-2222222. Armando’s gross receipts during the year were $111,000. He did not receive any Form 1099s, and he did not have a requirement to file any Form 1099s for any payee. Armando uses the cash method of accounting for his business. Armando’s business expenses are as follows:

1. In June, Armando decided to refurbish his office. This project was completed, and the assets placed in service on July 1. Armando’s expenditures included $8,000 for new office furniture, $6,000 for new dental equipment (seven-year recovery period), and $2,000 for a new computer. Armando elected to compute his cost recovery allowance using MACRS. He did not elect to use §179 immediate expensing but wishes to claim any available bonus depreciation.
2. Lourdes’s mother, Maria, died on July 2, 20

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   , leaving Lourdes her entire estate. Included in the estate was Maria’s residence (325 Oak Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211). Maria’s basis in the residence was $30,000. The fair market value of the residence on July 2, 2015, was $155,000. The property was distributed to Lourdes on January 1, 2016. The Gonzaleses have held the property as rental property and have managed it themselves. From 2016 until June 30, 2020, they rented the house to the same tenant. The tenant was transferred to a branch office in California and moved out at the end of June. Since they did not want to bother finding a new tenant, Armando and Lourdes sold the house on June 30, 2020. They received $140,000 for the house and land ($15,000 for the land and $125,000 for the house), less a 6 percent commission charged by the broker. They had depreciated the house using the MACRS rules and conventions applicable to residential real estate. To compute depreciation on the house, the Gonzaleses had allocated $15,000 of the property’s basis to the land on which the house is located. The Gonzaleses collected rent of $1,000 a month during the six months the house was occupied during the year. You may assume that the rental activity is considered an investment activity (not a trade or business). They incurred the following related expenses during this period:

1. The Gonzaleses sold 200 shares of Capp Corporation stock on September 3, 2020, for $42 a share (minus a $50 commission). The Gonzaleses received the stock from Armando’s father on June 25, 1993, as a wedding present. Armando’s father originally purchased the stock for $10 per share on January 1, 1971. The stock was valued at $14.50 per share on the date of the gift. No gift tax was paid on the gift. The sale was reported to the taxpayer and the IRS on Form 1099-B.
2. Armando and Lourdes have given you a file containing the following receipts for expenditures during the year:

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1. The Gonzaleses filed their 2019 federal, state, and local returns on April 12, 2020. They paid the following additional 2019 taxes with their returns: federal income taxes of $630, state income taxes of $250, and city income taxes of $75.
2. The Gonzaleses made timely estimated federal income tax payments of $1,500 each quarter during 2020. They also made estimated state income tax payments of $300 each quarter and estimated city income tax payments of $160 each quarter. The Gonzaleses made all fourth-quarter payments on December 31, 2020. They would like to receive a refund for any overpayments.
3. The Gonzaleses did not buy, sell, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in a virtual currency.
4. Armando and Lourdes received two Economic Impact Payments (stimulus checks) in the full amount before filing their 2020 tax return.