In 2018 the IRS Audits a Company's 2016 Tax Return

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In 2018 the IRS audits a company's 2016 tax return and determines that the president's salary was excessive and disallowed $100,000 of the salary deduction. Under the terms of the hedge (payback) agreement in the corporate bylaws, the president repays $100,000 of her salary to her employer in 2018. The president will amend her 2016 tax return to get a refund of the taxes paid on the excess salary.

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Definitions:

Personal Income

The total earnings received by an individual from all sources, including wages, salaries, bonuses, and investments.

Constant Variance

The condition in which the variance, or spread, of a dataset or error terms in a regression model does not change across the range of the data or predicted values.

Residuals

The differences between observed values and the values predicted by a model, indicating the discrepancy between actual and predicted outcomes.

Independent Variable

A variable in a study or experiment that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.