Discussion Questions

Question 01

Use the information to complete the 1120S Tax Form located at: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1120s.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Once you have completed the form, prepare a 250-500-word summary in which you evaluate how various organizational legal forms (LLC, sole proprietorship, C-Corp, S-Corp) are subjected to different tax policies and rates and which entity types provide the greatest potential to minimize taxes. How and why does GAAP affect tax planning and a firm’s ability to borrow?

Question 02

What are GAAP standards? How do they influence tax and financial decisions? Please provide specific examples in your response.

Question 03

Should tax avoidance, up to outright falsification of tax liability, be subjected to civil (fines) charges or criminal (jail) charges? How is the non-payment of taxes different, if at all, from non-payment of a private business debt? Should the penalty for such non-payment be different or the same as not paying any other debt?

Question 04

Commerce has significantly changed the retail landscape, including the ability of states to charge sales taxes on purchases that were previously conducted in a local physical location. If you are in California and you purchase an item from a company in Texas, should your purchase be subjected to California sales tax? Texas sales tax? Any sales tax? Why?

Format: APA

Note: Please write the answer to each question at least 200 words and all answers must be answered in sequence and questions must be clearly stated

Font: Times New Roman

Due: 4 hours