In December 2019, Todd, a cash basis taxpayer, paid $1,200 fire insurance for the calendar year 2020 on a building he held for rental income. Todd deducted the $1,200 insurance premiums on his 2019tax return. He had $150,000 of taxable income that year. On June 30, 2020, he sold the building and, as a result, received a $500 refund on his fire insurance premiums. As a result of the above:

a. Todd should amend his 2019 return and claim $500 less insurance expense.
b. Todd should include the $500 in 2020 gross income in accordance with the claim of right doctrine.
c. Todd should add the $500 to his sales proceeds from the building.
d. Todd should include the $500 in 2020 gross income in accordance with the tax benefit rule.
e. None of these choices are correct.

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Lo.2, 3, 9 lori, who is single, purchased 5-years class property for $200,00 and 7-years class property for $420,000 on may 20, 2018. lori experts the taxable income derived form the business (without regard to the amount expensed under ⧠179) to be about $550,000. lori has determined that she should elect immediate ⧠179 expensing in the amount of $520,000, but she doesn’t know which asset she should completely expense under ⧠179. she does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. a. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 5-year class asset. b. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 7-year class asset. c. what is your advice for lori? d. assume that lori is in the 24% marginal tax bracket and that she uses ⧠179 on the 7-year asset. determine the present value of the tax savings from the depreciation deductions for both assets. see appendix g for present value factors, and assume a 6% discount rate. e. assume the same facts as in part (d), except that lori decides not to use ⧠179 on either asset. determine the present value of the tax savings under this choice. in addition, determine which option lori should choose. f. present your solution to parts (d) and (e) of the problem in a spreadsheet using appropriate microsoft excel formulas. e-mail your spreadsheet to your instructor with a two-paragraph summary of your findings.

You are the cfo of a u.s. firm whose wholly owned subsidiary in mexico manufactures component parts for your u.s. assembly operations. the subsidiary has been financed by bank borrowings in the united states. one of your analysts told you that the mexican peso is expected to depreciate by 30 percent against the dollar on the foreign exchange markets over the next year. what actions, if any, should you take