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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2014

by J. K. Lasser · 5 Oct 2013 · 1,845pp · 567,850 words

the property, you must adjust basis for depreciation you claimed and make other adjustments required for the period you hold the property (5.20). If accelerated depreciation is claimed and you sell at a gain, you are subject to the ordinary income recapture rules (44.1). EXAMPLES 1. Assume that in 2008

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deductions, such as taxes, interest on home equity loans used for nonresidential purposes, medical expenses, and miscellaneous job and investment expenses. Certain tax-exempt interest, accelerated depreciation, and incentive stock option benefits. A substantial number of exemptions for dependents. There are no specific tests to determine whether or not you are liable

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exemptions 2. Standard deduction 3. Itemized deductions for taxes, miscellaneous expenses, and medical expenses 4. Interest on home equity debt used for nonresidential purposes 5. Accelerated depreciation in excess of straight line 6. Income from the exercise of incentive stock options 7. Tax-exempt interest from private activity bonds 8. Intangible drilling

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. It has been superseded by the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) for assets placed in service after 1986; see 42.4 and 42.12. Accelerated depreciation. Depreciation methods that allow faster write-offs than straight-line rates in the earlier periods of the useful life of an asset. For example, in

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457 plans 2011 Standard Deduction A Abandonments Abode test Absences ownership/use tests and Accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS). See also Modified ACRS (MACRS) depreciation Accelerated depreciation Accountable reimbursement plans about mileage allowance non-accountable plans and per diem allowance Accounting methods Accrual-basis accounting Achievement awards Acknowledgment, of charitable contributions Acquisition

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies

by Tim Koller, McKinsey, Company Inc., Marc Goedhart, David Wessels, Barbara Schwimmer and Franziska Manoury · 16 Aug 2015 · 892pp · 91,000 words

. Sale-leaseback transactions may also create value if the lessor is better able to use the tax benefits associated with owning the asset, such as accelerated depreciation. This does not violate the conservation of value principle, because the total cash flows to the companies involved have increased (at the expense of the

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. The most common equity equivalent, deferred taxes, arises from differences in how businesses and the government account for taxes. For instance, the government typically uses accelerated depreciation to determine a company’s taxes, whereas the accounting statements are prepared using straightline depreciation. This leads to cash taxes that are lower than reported

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cash-based (versus accrual) taxes to determine NOPLAT. Since reported taxes will now match cash taxes, the deferred-tax account—in this case related to accelerated depreciation—is no longer necessary. This is why the original deferred-tax account is referred to as an equity equivalent. It represents the adjustment to retained

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to the ongoing operation of the business should be treated as equity equivalents. For example, UPS carries deferred-tax assets related to vacation pay and accelerated depreciation, among others. They will be used to compute operating cash taxes in the next section. 2. Nonoperating deferred-tax assets and liabilities: Treat deferred-tax

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ongoing deferred tax assets like loss and credit carryforwards,10 self-insurance reserves, vacation pay, and stock compensation. From these accounts, subtract taxes related to accelerated depreciation and capitalized software. Operating deferred-tax liabilities totaled $3,491 million in 2013. 10 For companies with significant tax loss carry-forwards, such as loss

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paid. For instance, growing companies with fixed assets tend to pay lower cash taxes than those reported on the income statement, since the government allows accelerated depreciation on new fixed assets. To convert operating taxes to operating cash taxes, adjust operating taxes by the increase in operating deferred-tax liabilities (net of

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TAXES 405 EXHIBIT 18.7 Deferred-Tax Assets and Liabilities $ million Prior year Current year 550 250 800 600 300 900 Deferred-tax liabilities (DTLs) Accelerated depreciation Acquired intangibles Pension and postretirement benefits Deferred-tax liabilities (3,600) (2,200) (850) (6,650) (3,800) (2,050) (950) (6,800) Deferred-tax

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cash taxes tend to be higher than accrual taxes. With regard to warranty reserves, accrual-based taxes typically understate the actual cash taxes paid. 2. Accelerated depreciation (a DTL): The company uses straight-line depreciation for its U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles/International Financial Reporting Standards (GAAP/IFRS) reported statements and

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its tax returns (because larger depreciation expenses lead to lower pretax income and hence smaller taxes). For a growing company, accelerated depreciation is typically larger than straight-line depreciation, so accrual-based taxes typically overstate the actual cash taxes paid. In addition, the company has three nonoperating

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separately. 406 TAXES EXHIBIT 18.8 Deferred-Tax Asset and Liability Reorganization $ million Prior year Current year Operating DTAs, net of operating DTLs Warranty reserves Accelerated depreciation Operating DTAs, net of operating DTLs 250 (3,600) (3,350) 300 (3,800) (3,500) Nonoperating DTAs, net of nonoperating DTLs Tax loss carryforwards

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reorganizes the items in the note about deferred-tax assets and liabilities into operating and nonoperating items. Deferred-tax liabilities (such as those related to accelerated depreciation) are netted against deferred-tax assets (such as those related to warranties). This reorganization makes the components of operating taxes, the reorganized balance sheet, and

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. Equity equivalents, which are located in the equity section, include any accounts used to convert operating taxes to cash operating taxes, in this case, the accelerated depreciation DTL ($3,800 million) net of the warranty reserves DTA ($300 million). Since warranty reserves result in an operating DTA, they are treated as a

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,550 Invested capital with intangibles 14,950 Tax loss carry-forwards (DTAs) Total funds invested 600 15,550 1 Operating DTLs, net operating DTAs include accelerated depreciation and warranty reserves. 2 Nonoperating DTLs, net nonoperating DTAs include pension and postretirement benefits. deferred taxes (e.g., pension and postretirement benefits) as an equity

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through free cash flow and subsequently be valued as part of enterprise value. In our hypothetical example, DTAs related to warranties and DTLs related to accelerated depreciation are valued as part of free cash flow. 2. Value in conjunction with a corresponding nonoperating asset or liability. The value of DTAs and DTLs

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3. Use equity as the plug to get total funds invested to reconcile. 6. One of the most common deferred-tax liabilities occurs because of accelerated depreciation. When is the difference between reported taxes and cash taxes likely to be greatest? When will it be smallest? Can it reverse? That is, can

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. Staunton, “The Worldwide Equity Premium: A Smaller Puzzle,” in Hand- book of Investments: Equity Risk Premium, ed. R. Mehra (Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 2007). Index A Accelerated depreciation, 405 Accounting: changes and irregularities in, 218–219 financial institutions (see Banks) goodwill amortization, 621 mergers and acquisitions (M&A), 621–623 statements (see Financial

Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice

by Pierre Vernimmen, Pascal Quiry, Maurizio Dallocchio, Yann le Fur and Antonio Salvi · 16 Oct 2017 · 1,544pp · 391,691 words

the same valuation principles and makes adjustments for the impact of the valuation differences that are justified on tax grounds, e.g. tax-regulated provisions, accelerated depreciation for tax purposes and so on. 2. Eliminating intra-group transactions Consolidation entails more than the mere aggregation of accounts. Before the consolidation process as

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financial decision will have on taxes. The main issues we shall be addressing in the subsequent chapters are: taxation of debt vs. equity; taxation of accelerated depreciation and one-off write-downs; taxation of capital gains vs. ordinary income (dividends or coupons); taxation of financial income and expenses; tax groups; usable or

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tax) 40.0% Bear in mind, too, that companies do not always use the tax advantages of debt since there are other options, such as accelerated depreciation, provisions, etc. 4. Limits to the deductibility of interest and notional interest, the third limit In a certain number of jurisdictions, governments have introduced mechanisms

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022: For Preparing Your 2021 Tax Return

by J. K. Lasser Institute · 21 Dec 2021

the property, you must adjust basis for depreciation you claimed and make other adjustments required for the period you hold the property (5.20). If accelerated depreciation is claimed and you sell at a gain, you are subject to the ordinary income recapture rules (44.1). Basis of Inherited Property Your basis

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an additional tax that you may owe if for regular tax purposes you claimed: Itemized deductions for taxes or investment expenses. Certain tax-exempt interest, accelerated depreciation, and incentive stock option benefits. There are no specific tests to determine whether or not you are liable for AMT. You must first figure your

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details on the AMT adjustments and preference items. Items subject to AMT: Check: √ 1. Standard deduction ❏ 2. Itemized deductions for taxes and investment interest ❏ 3. Accelerated depreciation in excess of straight line ❏ 4. Income from the exercise of incentive stock options ❏ 5. Tax-exempt interest from private activity bonds ❏ 6. Intangible drilling

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4, 2021, for $40,000, but business use is 40%. His basis for depreciation is $10,000 ($40,000 × 40% business use). Jeremy cannot use accelerated depreciation. His depreciation allowance for 2021 under the straight line method (43.6) is $1,000 ($10,000 × .10 first-year rate). If a vehicle is

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. It has been superseded by the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) for assets placed in service after 1986; see 42.4 and 42.12. Accelerated depreciation Depreciation methods that allow faster write-offs than straight-line rates in the earlier periods of the useful life of an asset. For example, in

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test, 484 Above-the-line deductions, 344–45 Absences, 26, 484, 563 Accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS), 747, 750, 770, 1015 Accelerated death benefits, 336 Accelerated depreciation, 1015 Accelerating income, 507 Accountable reimbursement plans, 474–78, 1015 Account books, 473 Accounting methods, 100, 696, 1015, 1016 Accounts receivable, 157 Accrual method of

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2016: For Preparing Your 2015 Tax Return

by J. K. Lasser Institute · 19 Oct 2015

the property, you must adjust basis for depreciation you claimed and make other adjustments required for the period you hold the property (5.20). If accelerated depreciation is claimed and you sell at a gain, you are subject to the ordinary income recapture rules (44.1). EXAMPLES Assume that in 2008 you

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deductions, such as taxes, interest on home equity loans used for nonresidential purposes, medical expenses, and miscellaneous job and investment expenses. Certain tax-exempt interest, accelerated depreciation, and incentive stock option benefits. A substantial number of exemptions for dependents. There are no specific tests to determine whether or not you are liable

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exemptions □ 2. Standard deduction □ 3. Itemized deductions for taxes, miscellaneous expenses, and medical expenses □ 4. Interest on home equity debt used for nonresidential purposes □ 5. Accelerated depreciation in excess of straight line □ 6. Income from the exercise of incentive stock options □ 7. Tax-exempt interest from private activity bonds □ 8. Intangible drilling

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. It has been superseded by the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) for assets placed in service after 1986; see 42.4 and 42.12. Accelerated depreciation. Depreciation methods that allow faster write-offs than straight-line rates in the earlier periods of the useful life of an asset. For example, in

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Achieving a Better Life Experience accounts Abode test Absences ownership/use tests and Accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS), 779. See also Modified ACRS (MACRS) depreciation Accelerated depreciation Accountable reimbursement plans about mileage allowance non-accountable plans and per diem allowance Accounting methods Accrual-basis accounting Achievement awards Achieving a Better Life Experience

Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century

by George Gilder · 30 Apr 1981 · 590pp · 153,208 words

the current bias in favor of housing, largely exempt from these and other levies. Many of the favored programs to promote capital formation, such as accelerated depreciation, do little for the struggling business with a new product and little profits. The deductibility of inflated interest only helps companies heavily in debt, and

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. Even when governments give more modest help to independent business, they often act in ways that favor established firms against potential rivals. Tariffs, import quotas, accelerated depreciation, and other tax and trade policies all are most useful to settled firms, with long established product lines to protect, equipment to depreciate, and profits

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Planning Work?” Public Interest 24 (Summer 1971 Wrigley, E. A. Population and History. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1969. INDEX A AAA securities rating absenteeism accelerated depreciation Addis Ababa Affirmative action for black women in civil service credentialism and equal-rights organizations and expansion of ghetto employment and implicit racism of The

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax

by J K Lasser Institute · 30 Oct 2012 · 2,045pp · 566,714 words

the property, you must adjust basis for depreciation you claimed and make other adjustments required for the period you hold the property (5.20). If accelerated depreciation is claimed and you sell at a gain, you are subject to the ordinary income recapture rules (44.1). EXAMPLE 1. Assume that in 2008

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deductions, such as taxes, interest on home equity loans used for nonresidential purposes, medical expenses, and miscellaneous job and investment expenses. Certain tax-exempt interest, accelerated depreciation, and incentive stock option benefits. A substantial number of exemptions for dependents. There are no specific tests to determine whether or not you are liable

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exemptions 2. Standard deduction 3. Itemized deductions for taxes, miscellaneous expenses, and medical expenses 4. Interest on home equity debt used for nonresidential purposes 5. Accelerated depreciation in excess of straight line 6. Income from the exercise of incentive stock options 7. Tax-exempt interest from private activity bonds 8. Intangible drilling

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. It has been superseded by the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) for assets placed in service after 1986; see 42.4 and 42.12. Accelerated depreciation. Depreciation methods that allow faster write-offs than straight-line rates in the earlier periods of the useful life of an asset. For example, in

J.K. Lasser's New Tax Law Simplified: Tax Relief From the HIRE Act, Health Care Reform, and More

by Barbara Weltman · 30 Nov 2010

switch to the actual expense method in a subsequent year—but you are limited to claiming straight-line depreciation if you own the car (no accelerated depreciation is permitted). Again, if you use the actual expense method in the first year, you cannot later switch to the standard mileage rate. P1: OTA

Money: 5,000 Years of Debt and Power

by Michel Aglietta · 23 Oct 2018 · 665pp · 146,542 words

function estimated across the past do not allow us to calculate the future date of the destruction of the money economy! Indeed, the eras of accelerated depreciation are interrupted by eras of monetary stability. Order and disorder seem to follow one after the other. The eras of order stop the monetary bubble

Principles of Corporate Finance

by Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers and Franklin Allen · 15 Feb 2014

&C could just get those tax shields sooner, they would be worth more, right? Fortunately tax law allows corporations to do just that: It allows accelerated depreciation. BEYOND THE PAGE ● ● ● ● ● MACRS classes brealey.mhhe.com/c06 The current rules for tax depreciation in the United States were set by the Tax Reform

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taxes as well as inflation. We arrive at a higher NPV than in Table 6.2, because that table ignored the additional present value of accelerated depreciation. TABLE 6.5 Tax payments on IM&C’s guano project ($ thousands). a From Table 6.1. b Salvage value is zero, for tax purposes

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the woodwork behind Table 6.5: In the United States there is an alternative minimum tax, which can limit or defer the tax shields of accelerated depreciation or other tax preference items. Because the alternative minimum tax can be a motive for leasing, we discuss it in Chapter 25, rather than here

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of books, one for stockholders and one for the Internal Revenue Service. It is common to use straight-line depreciation on the stockholder books and accelerated depreciation on the tax books. The IRS doesn’t object to this, and it makes the firm’s reported earnings higher than if

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accelerated depreciation were used everywhere. There are many other differences between tax books and shareholder books.7 The financial analyst must be careful to remember which set

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with a simplified statement of assets and income for the project that you used to develop a series of cash-flow forecasts. Then you remembered accelerated depreciation and had to recalculate cash flows and NPV. You were lucky to get away with just two NPV calculations. In real situations, it often takes

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any borrowing undertaken to finance the project. c. In the U.S., income reported to the tax authorities must equal income reported to shareholders. d. Accelerated depreciation reduces near-term project cash flows and therefore reduces project NPV. 4. Depreciation How does the PV of depreciation tax shields vary across the recovery

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exhaust taxable profits. ___________ 1Always use the marginal corporate tax rate, not the average rate. Average rates are often much lower than marginal rates because of accelerated depreciation and other tax adjustments. For large corporations, the marginal rate is usually taken as the statutory rate, which was 35% when this chapter was written

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to the tax authorities. Tax law in the United States allows this. A firm may use straight-line depreciation in its annual report but choose accelerated depreciation (and the shortest possible asset life) for its tax books. By this and other perfectly legal and ethical devices, profitable companies have occasionally managed to

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in the regular way. Here is how the AMT works: It requires a second calculation of taxable income, in which part of the benefit of accelerated depreciation and other tax-reducing items6 is added back. The AMT is 20% of the result. Suppose Yuppytech Services would have $10 million in taxable income

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paid are explained in footnotes to the financial statements. The cumulative difference is shown on the balance sheet as a deferred tax liability. (Note that accelerated depreciation postpones taxes; it does not eliminate taxes.) 6Other items include some interest receipts from tax-exempt municipal securities and taxes deferred by use of completed

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is rarely the same as the depreciation figure used to calculate tax. The reason is that firms can minimize their current tax payments by using accelerated depreciation when computing their taxable income. As a result, the shareholder books (which generally use straight-line depreciation) overstate the firm’s current tax liability

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. Accelerated depreciation does not eliminate taxes; it only delays them. Since the ultimate liability has to be recognized, the additional taxes that will need to be paid

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Asset-backed security. Absolute priority Rule in bankruptcy proceedings whereby senior creditors are required to be paid in full before junior creditors receive any payment. Accelerated depreciation Any depreciation method that produces larger deductions for depreciation in the early years of a project’s life. Accounts payable (payables, trade debt) Money owed

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price. Dodd-Frank Act 2010 legislation to amend regulation of financial markets and banks. DOL Degree of operating leverage. Double-declining-balance depreciation Method of accelerated depreciation. Double-tax agreement Agreement between two countries that taxes paid abroad can be offset against domestic taxes levied on foreign dividends. Down-and-in option

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only after senior debt is paid off in full. Subprime loans The most risky category of loans. Sum-of-the-years’-digits depreciation Method of accelerated depreciation. Sunk costs Costs that have been incurred and cannot be reversed. Supermajority Provision in a company’s charter requiring a majority of, say, 80% of

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, 569–570 valuation of, 569 Abbott Laboratories, 842 Abnormal return, 325n, 325–326 ABS (asset-backed securities), 605, 610–611, 623, 628 Absolute priority, 459 Accelerated depreciation, 140–142 Accenture, 134n Accounting income, tax income versus, 142 Accounting rates of return, 726–728 nature of, 726–728 problems with, 728–729 Accounting