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An affiliated group must file a consolidated tax return.

A) True
B) False

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In a given year, Adams Corporation has goodwill impairment in excess of the allowable amortization for tax purposes. Adams has a favorable temporary book-tax difference for that year.

A) True
B) False

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What is the unextended due date of the tax return of a calendar-year corporation for2017?


A) September 15.
B) February 15.
C) March 15.
D) April 15.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Over what time period do corporations amortize purchased goodwill for tax purposes?


A) 180 months.
B) 60 months.
C) 150 months.
D) None of the choices are correct.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Urban Corporation receives tax-exempt income from Denver municipal bonds. All the proceeds from the bonds were used to fund public projects. In computing adjustedcurrent earnings in its AMT computation, Urban must add back the interest income from its municipal bonds.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not calculated in the corporate income tax formula?


A) Adjusted gross income.
B) Gross income.
C) Taxable income.
D) Regular tax liability.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Corporations are not allowed to deduct charitable contributions in excess of 10% of the corporation's taxable income (before the charitable contribution and certain otherdeductions).

A) True
B) False

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A corporation generally will report a favorable, temporary book-tax difference when it deducts a charitable contribution carryover.

A) True
B) False

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The dividends received deduction is subject to a limitation based on modified taxable income.

A) True
B) False

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Orange Inc. issued 20,000 nonqualified stock options valued at $40,000 (in total) . The options vest over two years-half in 2017 (the year of issue) and half in 2018. One thousand options are exercised in 2018 with a bargain element on each option of $6. What is the 2018 book-tax difference associated with the stock options?


A) $24,000 favorable.
B) $6,000 favorable.
C) $14,000 unfavorable.
D) $24,000 unfavorable.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following statements regarding book-tax differences is true?


A) Income excludable for tax purposes usually creates a temporary book-tax difference.
B) Corporations will eventually recognize the same amount of income for book and tax purposes for income-related temporary book-tax differences.
C) Corporations are not required to report book-tax differences on their income tax returns.
D) None of the choices are true.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements regarding incentive stock options (ISOs) is false?


A) For ISOs granted when ASC 718 applies, book-tax differences are always unfavorable.
B) If ASC 718 applies, book-tax differences associated with ISOs may be either permanent or temporary.
C) If ASC 718 applies, the value expensed for book purposes in a given year is the value of the options that accrue.
D) If ASC 718 does not apply, ISOs do not create book-tax differences.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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For corporations, which of the following regarding net capital losses is true?


A) A corporation that experiences a net capital loss in year 4 first carries the loss back to year 3, then year 2, and then year 1 before carrying it forward.
B) Net capital loss carrybacks and carryovers create temporary book-tax differences if they are used before they expire.
C) A corporation that experiences a net capital loss has a favorable book-tax difference in the year of the loss.
D) Net capital loss carrybacks are deductible in determining a corporation's net operating loss.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is deductible in calculating the charitable contribution limit modified taxable income?


A) Net capital loss carrybacks.
B) NOL carryovers.
C) Charitable contributions.
D) NOL carrybacks.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The rules for consolidated reporting for financial statement purposes are the same as the rules for consolidated reporting for tax purposes.

A) True
B) False

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Large corporations (gross receipts of $5 million or more) are allowed to use the cashmethod of accounting for at least the first two years of their existence.

A) True
B) False

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Studios reported a net capital loss of $30,000 in year 5. It reported net capital gains of$14,000 in year 4 and $27,000 in year 6. What is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference in year 6 related to the net capital carryover?


A) $16,000 favorable.
B) $11,000 unfavorable.
C) $11,000 favorable.
D) $16,000 unfavorable.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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For estimated tax purposes, a "large" corporation is any corporation with average annual gross receipts of $5,000,000 in the three years prior to the current year.

A) True
B) False

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Schedule M-1 reconciles from book income to bottom line taxable income (the taxable income that is applied to the tax rates to determine the corporation's gross tax liability).

A) True
B) False

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On January 1, 2015, Credit Inc. recorded goodwill valued at $270,000 when it acquired the assets of another company. At the end of 2016, the auditors of Credit Inc. determined that the goodwill had been impaired by $50,000 and Credit Inc. wrote down the book value of the goodwill by $50,000. During 2017, the goodwill was not further impaired. In 2018, additional goodwill was impaired and was written down another $18,000 for financial reporting purposes. What is the temporary book-tax difference associated with the purchased goodwill in 2016, 2017, and 2018? Are the differences favorable or unfavorable? Are the differences permanent or temporary?

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