For Each of the Following Situations, Determine Whether the Item

question 84

Essay

For each of the following situations, determine whether the item is deductible, how it would be deducted on the taxpayer's return (if there are alternatives possible, discuss the conditions that would determine the treatment) and any limitations, which might be placed on the deduction.
a.Tony and Rika are married and file a joint return. Only Tony is covered by an employee-sponsored pension plan and their adjusted gross income is $189,000. Determine their maximum IRA contribution and deduction for the current year.
b.Elise graduated from Southern University in May of 2017 and immediately started working as a financial analyst for Simone Financial Group. To finance her college education, she borrowed $30,000 from a local bank. In January of 2018, she begins paying back her student loans and pays $2,400 of interest expense during the year. Her adjusted gross income for the year is $63,000.
c.During the current year, Rowland accepts a job as a computer programmer with Davenport Industries. He incurs the following expenses in moving from East Brunswick, New Jersey to Durham, North Carolina. Davenport Industries reimburses him $4,000 for his move.

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Definitions:

Convertible Bond

A bond which offers the option to be exchanged for a specific number of the issuing company's stock at certain periods throughout its duration, typically at the option of the person holding the bond.

Equity

represents the value of the shares issued by a company, denoting the ownership interest held by shareholders in the corporation.

Call Option

A monetary agreement allowing the possessor the choice, yet not the compulsion, to acquire a stock, bond, commodity, or any other asset for a prearranged price within a set interval.

Out-Of-The-Money

A term used in options trading to describe an option that has no intrinsic value. For a call option, this is when the strike price is above the market price of the underlying asset; for a put option, it's the opposite.