Key Assignment Draft
The owners of The Car Wash have asked you to prepare their tax return. Their financial statements are audited by a local certified public accountant (CPA) firm, and they have provided them to you as a reference. A copy of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet have been reproduced below. In your discussion, you obtained the following pieces of additional information to prepare the tax return:
Income Statement
December 31, 20XX
Revenue: |
|
Service Revenue |
$254,603 |
Expenses: |
|
Advertising |
2,520 |
Depreciation |
31,250 |
Insurance |
7,260 |
Interest expense |
36,204 |
Licenses and fees |
7,260 |
Miscellaneous |
4,074 |
Office expense |
8,911 |
Salaries and wages |
67,460 |
Payroll taxes |
9,444 |
Employee benefits |
1,349 |
Professional fees |
1,210 |
Repairs and Maintenance |
20,674 |
Telephone |
900 |
Travel |
1,500 |
Utilities |
27,752 |
Net income before taxes |
26,835 |
Balance Sheet
January 1, 20XX |
December 31, 20XX |
|
Assets |
||
Cash |
$28,638 |
$64,979 |
Buildings and other depreciable assets |
555,000 |
555,000 |
Accumulated depreciation |
(62,500) |
(93,750) |
Total assets |
521,138 |
526,229 |
Liabilities and equity |
||
Loans |
183,757 |
167,962 |
Mortgage |
233,229 |
227,280 |
Equity investment |
160,000 |
160,000 |
Retained earnings |
(55,848) |
(29,013) |
Total liabilities and equity |
$521,138 |
$526,229 |
Deliverable Length: Prepare the tax return for your client, addressing the following 2 scenarios:
Obtain the appropriate tax return forms at the following Web site and save them to your computer:
Instructions for how to prepare the applicable forms are available at the same Web site. You may directly input text and numbers on to these forms using Reader. The forms do not self-calculate. Once complete, upload your tax return to the submitted assignments.
Complete all of the requested attachments for the applicable tax return.
Assume the following:
Assume the following for a corporation:
Assume the following for a partnership: