Alice Smith Has Provided You with the Following Information Pertaining

question 5

Essay

Alice Smith has provided you with the following information pertaining to her 20X0 taxes:
• Her dental practice generated $110,000 in income.$35,000 of this income consisted of unbilled work in progress.There was no unbilled work in progress in the prior year.Alice has made a Section 34 election.
• Alice conducted scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED)in 20X0.She met with a CRA agent who verified that $40,000 of her expenditures were qualified SR&ED activities.These costs were treated as capital items on her financial statements.
• Alice raises sheep on her land at her home in the country.She had a farming loss of $9,000 in 20X0.
Required:
Calculate Alice's minimum net income for tax purposes for 20X0.

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Definitions:

Diseconomies

Circumstances where increasing the scale of production leads to higher per-unit costs, often due to inefficiencies gained at larger scales.

Average Total Costs

The average cost per unit is calculated by dividing the entire production cost by the quantity of units produced.

Total Fixed Costs

The sum of all costs that remain constant in total amount regardless of changes in the level of production or output.

Total Cost

The combined financial outlay for producing goods or services, covering both unchanging and varying expenses.