Tax Treatment of Liquidations of Partnership Interests
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · Redemption of a Partnership Interest. Redemptions of a partner’s entire partnership interests are governed by IRC section 736. That section does not affect the amount of income, gain, or loss that will be reported by the retiring partner; instead, it determines whether the income will be a capital gain (or loss) or ordinary income, and whether the remaining partners will be able to deduct a ...
Accounting Ethics Education - The CPA Journal
WEBOct 19, 2021 · McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2000). The CPA Journal has contributed to the discussion about teaching ethics to accounting students, including a paper by this author that explores the role of the “Giving Voice to Values” (GVV) methodology discussed below (Steven Mintz: “Reimaging Ethics Education,” September 2017, pp. 98-102).
The CPA Journal - The Voice of the Accounting Profession
WEBThe CPA Journal is a publication of the New York State Society of CPAs, and is internationally recognized as an outstanding, technical-refereed publication for accounting practitioners, educators, and other financial professionals all over the globe.Edited by CPAs for CPAs, it aims to provide accounting and other financial professionals with the information and analysis they need to succeed in ...
Understanding the Duties of a Trustee in Administering a Trust
WEBJun 3, 2019 · In Brief. Trusts enable individuals to ensure the financial health of loved ones long after they are gone, but only if they are properly set up and administered. Trustees bear a great personal responsibility in ensuring that the trust is handled properly. The authors detail the different types of trusts, their taxation, and the trustee’s ...
Tax Consequences of Settlement and Litigation Award Payments ...
WEBNov 20, 2018 · When an individual receives a settlement or litigation award payment, the likely first question is whether the payment is taxable. While CPAs may know that the answer will depend upon the claim underlying the lawsuit, several other questions can arise that will likewise depend on the facts and circumstances.
20 Questions about Establishing a Health & Wellness Program in …
WEBJan 27, 2021 · A medical insurance plan along with a well-designed wellness program encourages employees to take personal responsibility to help minimize healthcare costs. When medical and wellness plans are integrated with a SIMRP, employees that participate in the wellness plan can be rewarded with cash …
Depreciable Asset Lives - The CPA Journal
WEBSep 8, 2016 · FASB currently emphasizes that depreciation accounting “is a process of allocation, not of valuation” and describes it as the expense that results from the systematic and rational allocation of the cost of a productive facility or other tangible capital asset, less salvage (if any), as equitably as possible to the periods during which ...
Interest Rate Swaps: Simplified Accounting for a Perfect Fair Value ...
WEBNov 27, 2017 · Accrued interest payable $325. Cash $325. 3. Entity A records the settlement of the semiannual swap-amount receivable at 5.5%, less the amount payable at LIBOR plus 1% at 5%, a decrease adjustment to the interest rate [ ( (5.5% − 5.0%) × $10,000) ÷ 2]: Cash $25. Interest expense $25.
Basic Tax Reporting for Decedents and Estates - The CPA Journal
WEBAug 3, 2021 · Gift and Estate Tax Returns. A fiduciary generally must file an IRS Form 706 (the federal estate tax return) only if the fair market value of the decedent’s gross assets at death plus all taxable gifts made during life (i.e., gifts exceeding the annual exclusion amount for each year) exceed the federal lifetime exemption in effect for the year of death—$11.7 million for 2021.
The Past, Present, and Future of Forensic Accounting
WEBApr 10, 2020 · The Origins of Forensic Accounting. The world of forensic accounting has been developing for the past 70 years. Some credit the beginning of the understanding of fraud as a subject of scientific study to the 1934 work of Donald Cressey and Edwin Southland, who coauthored Principles of Criminology. This authoritative text defined and described the fraud triangle, which made its way to the ...