Comprehensive Problem 11-73 (LO 11-1, LO 11-2, LO 11-3, LO 11-4, LO 11-5, LO 11-6) (Algo)

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WAR (We Are Rich) has been in business since 1988. WAR is an accrual-method sole proprietorship that deals in the manufacturing and wholesaling of various types of golf equipment. Hack & Hack CPAs has filed accurate tax returns for WARs owner since WAR opened its doors. The managing partner of Hack & Hack (Jack) has gotten along very well with the owner of WARMr. Someday Woods (single). However, in early 2021, Jack Hack and Someday Woods played a round of golf, and Jack, for the first time ever, beat Mr. Woods. Mr. Woods was so upset that he fired Hack & Hack and has hired you to compute his 2021 taxable income. Mr. Woods was able to provide you with the following information from prior tax returns. The taxable income numbers reflect the results from all of Mr. Woods's activities except for the items separately stated. You will need to consider how to handle the separately stated items for tax purposes. Also, note that the 20162020 numbers do not reflect capital loss carryovers.

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Ordinary taxable income	$ 4,180	$ 2,090	$ 96,115	$ 173,825	$ 255,625
Other items not included in ordinary taxable income:
Net gain (loss) on disposition of 1231 assets	$ 3,270	10,450		$ (6,540)
Net long-term capital gain (loss) on disposition of capital assets	$ (15,675)	$ 1,090	$ (12,800)		$ (7,900)

In 2021, Mr. Woods had taxable income in the amount of $498,000 before considering the following events and transactions that transpired in 2021:

a. On January 1, 2021, WAR purchased a plot of land for $104,500 with the intention of creating a driving range where patrons could test their new golf equipment. WAR never got around to building the driving range; instead, WAR sold the land on October 1, 2021, for $41,800.

b. On August 17, 2021, WAR sold its golf testing machine, Iron Byron, and replaced it with a new machine, Iron Tiger. Iron Byron was purchased and installed for a total cost of $23,800 on February 5, 2017. At the time of sale, Iron Byron had an adjusted tax basis of $5,800. WAR sold Iron Byron for $29,500.

c. In the months October through December 2021, WAR sold various assets to come up with the funds necessary to invest in WARs latest and greatest inventionthe three-dimple golf ball. Data on these assets are provided below:

Asset	Placed in Service (or purchased)	Sold	Initial Basis	Accumulated Depreciation	Selling Price
Somedays black leather sofa (used in office)	4/4/20	10/16/21	$ 3,360	$ 630	$ 3,170
Somedays office chair	3/1/19	11/8/21	8,720	3,180	4,450
Marketable securities	2/1/18	12/1/21	13,080	0	20,900
Land held for investment	7/1/20	11/29/21	49,500	0	52,050
Other investment property	11/30/19	10/15/21	14,500	0	11,600

d. Finally, on May 7, 2021, WAR decided to sell the building where it tested its plutonium shaft, lignite head drivers. WAR purchased the building on January 5, 2009, for $212,500 ($188,000 for the building, $24,500 for the land). At the time of the sale, the accumulated depreciation on the building was $54,500. WAR sold the building (with the land) for $327,000. The fair market value of the land at the time of sale was $49,500. (Do not round intermediate computations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

1.Compute Mr. Woodss taxable income after taking into account the transactions described above.

2.Compute Mr. Woods's tax liability for the year. (Ignore any net investment income tax for the year and assume the 20 percent qualified business income deduction is included in taxable income before these transactions.) Use Tax rate schedules, dividends and capital gains tax rates for reference.

3.

Complete Mr. Woodss Form 8949, 1040 Schedule D and Form 4797 (use the most current version of these schedules) to be attached to his Form 1040. Assume that asset bases are not reported to the IRS.

Mr. Woodss social security number: 412-34-5670