TROYUNIVERSITY
SORRELLCOLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ACT 4494 TRWA
Income Tax Accounting I
Fall 2011
Instructor:Dr. Eddy J. Burks, DBA, CPA
Office Hours:TTh 9:30-11:30 W 8:30-3:00
Office Location:BG
Office Phone #:334-670-3149 cell 256-777-6161
Instructor Email:
Classroom Location: BG 235
Class Time:TT 11:30-12:45
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Prerequisite: ACT 2292.
Description
The student will be introduced to the development U.S. taxation of income. Primary emphasis on the individual, including filing status and exemptions. The components of personal and business income and allowable deductions will be discussed in detail. The taxation of property and capitalwill also be introduced.
Objectives
This course is intended to help students acquire basic knowledge of income taxation for individuals. Additionally, students will be required to prepare individual income tax returns and conduct tax research.
After completing this course students should:
1.Understand and apply basic income tax rules and regulations related to business income and deductions
2.Be able to determine the tax consequences of property transactions
3.Understand the basic principles of individual income taxation
4.Understand the differences between the various types of tax entities
5.Understand the sources of tax law
6.Be able to perform basic tax research: Identify relevant facts, identify issues, locate and analyze authority and formulate conclusions
7.Be able to prepare a comprehensive individual income tax return
8.Be able to write a tax research memorandum
Purpose
To introduce the concepts and practices related to income tax law, regulation, and practice for individuals.BABA/BSBA Accounting major requirement.
Approved Texts
McGraw-Hill’s: Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities, 2012 Edition
Brian Spilker, et. al.
ISBN-0077866266 (special ISBN) Bundled with Connectplus
Required
Other Materials Needed:Connect, Pencils, Paper, Calculators
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance will be taken daily. For any quizzes, problems, exams, or other activities that are completed in class, you must be present to receive credit.
MAKE-UP WORK POLICY:
There is no make up work. If you miss a quiz or exam, it’s history. If an exam is missed, the comprehensive examwill count twice. A grade of zero will be recorded for the second or third missed exam.
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION :
The chapter material will be discussed in class. Lecture notes and powerpoint slides are posted for your use in Blackboard. Gleim CPA review will be used in the lab. Tax software will also be used in the lab.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Exams - 3 at 100 points each = 300 points
Connect homework = 100
Tax returns = 100
Comprehensive Final = 200
Total 700
Homework: Connectplus software will be used for your homework grade. Due by exam date. Information sheet attached No late homework accepted.
Tax Software: We will use ATX2010 tax software to prepare tax returns. Then when you open a new return use your name (FIRST NAME LASTNEAME) with the Tax return number attached to your lastname, example John BrownTR1 for John Brown tax return number 1, JOHN bROWNTR2 for tax return #2. DO NOT USE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. If a social security number is needed make up a fictional number.
ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES:
All grades will be posted in the student grade book in Blackboard and will be assigned according to the following or similar scale:
A90 – 100%
B80 – 89%
C70 – 79%
D60 – 69%
F59% and below
You may withdraw from this course with a DP anytime before the last day of class, just complete the drop form and get it signed.
Check Blackboard on a regular basis for your scores. After a score is posted in Blackboard, you have 5 days to notify me of an error.
NON-HARASSMENT, HOSTILE WORK/CLASS ENVIRONMENT:
TroyUniversity expects students to treat fellow students, their instructors, other TROY faculty, and staff as adults and with respect. No form of “hostile environment” or “harassment” will be tolerated by any student or employee.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA):
Any student whose disabilities fall within ADA guidelines must inform me at thebeginning of the term of any specials needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements for this course. Students must also provide written proof of their disability to the instructor. For assistance in applying for Adaptive Needs services for students submitted through the eCampus, students should contact Dr. Barbara Echord at or call (334) 670-5875.
HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM:
The awarding of a university degree attests that an individual has demonstrated mastery of a significant body of knowledge and skills of substantive value to society. Any type of dishonesty in securing those credentials therefore invites serious sanctions, up to and including suspension and expulsion (see Standard of Conduct in each TROYCatalog). Examples of dishonesty include actual or attempted cheating, plagiarism*, or knowingly furnishing false information to any university employee.
*Plagiarism is defined as submitting anything for credit in one course that has already been submitted for credit in another course, or copying any part of someone else’s intellectual work – their ideas and/or words – published or unpublished, including that of other students, and portraying it as one’s own. Proper quoting, using strict APA formatting, is required, as described by the instructor. All students are required to read the material presented at:
- Students must properly cite any quoted material. No term paper, business plan, term project, case analysis, or assignment may have no morethan 20% of its content quoted from another source. Students who need assistance in learning to paraphrase should ask the instructor for guidance and consult the links at the TroyWritingCenter.
- This university employs plagiarism-detection software, through which all written student assignments are processed for comparison with material published in traditional sources (books, journals, magazines), on the internet (to include essays for sale), and papers turned in by students in the same and other classes in this and all previous terms. The penalty for plagiarism may range from zero credit on the assignment, to zero in the course, to expulsion from the university with appropriate notation in the student’s permanent file.
LIBRARY SUPPORT:
The Libraries of Troy University provide access to materials and services that support the academic programs. The address of the Library Web site is This site provides access to the resources of all Campus and Regional Libraries, as well as to resources such as the Library’s Catalog and Databases. Additionally, the Library can also be accessed by choosing the “Library” link from the University’s home page, or through the eLibrary tab within Blackboard.
FACULTY EVALUATION:
At the end of term, students will be notified of the requirement to fill out a course evaluation form. These evaluations are completely anonymous and are on-line.
ACT 4494 TAX 1 Course Content
Chapter 1An Introduction to Taxation
Chapter 2 Tax Compliance, The IRS
Chapter 3Tax Planning Strategies and Related Limitations
Chapter 4Individual Income Tax Overview
Chapter 5Gross Income and Exclusions
Chapter 6Individual Deductions
Chapter 7Individual Income Tax Computations and Tax Credits
Chapter 8Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting Methods
Chapter 9Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery
Chapter 10Property Dispositions
Chapter 11Investments
Chapter 12 Compensation
Chapter 13 Retirement Savings and Deferred Compensation
Homework Assignments:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
First Day of class: August 18 Final Exam: Dec. 13, 2011 2:00 – 4:00
Last Day of class: Dec. 6, 2011