Please complete the 2015 federal income tax return for Fun Fair of Ventura, Inc. based upon the facts presented below. If required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps. Please do the following:

FORM/Schedule

1120 including C, J, K, L, M-2

1125-A

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M-3

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Fun Fair of Ventura, Inc. (FF) is organized as a corporation and is taxed as a C corporation with a calendar year-end. FF owns and operates an amusement park in Oxnard, California. Oxnards weather allows FF to operate year-round. FFs address, employer identification number (EIN), and date of incorporation are as follows:

Fun Fair of Ventura, Inc.

50 Boardwalk

Oxnard, California 93030

EIN: 36-4385943

Date Incorporated: July 23, 1999

FF has been at the same address since inception.

FF has only common shares issued (no preferred stock).

FF is owned by 86 shareholders. The majority owner of FF is a large private equity firm based in San Jose, California called Amusement Ventures, LLC (AV). AVs address, employer identification, and other information are as follows:

Amusement Ventures, LLC

675 Shady Wood Boulevard

San Jose, California 95101

EIN: 54-8293213

AV is taxed as a partnership for federal tax purposes. AV is organized in California. It owns 30% of the voting stock of FF directly. No other person or entity owns directly 20% or more, or owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting stock of FF.

FF uses the accrual method of accounting. FF is not a subsidiary nor is it in an affiliated group with any other entity. FF is not audited by a CPA firm. It does, however, use GAAP-based financial statements. FF has never had a restatement of its income statement.

FF reported the following information for 2015:

FF did not pay dividends in excess of its current and accumulated earnings and profits.

None of the stock of FF is owned by non U.S. persons

FF has never issued publicly offered debt instruments.

FF is not required to file a Form UTP

FF made payments that required it to file federal Form(s) 1099. These Forms 1099 were filed timely by FF.

None of the shareholders of FF changed during the year.

FF has never disposed of more than 65% (by value) of its assets in a taxable, non-taxable, or tax deferred transaction.

FF did not receive any assets in a Section 351 transfer during the year.

Additional information:

On August 1, 2015 FF was notified by its legal counsel that FF was being sued by a former employee regarding her termination of employment from FF. On December 21, 2015, a legal settlement was reached with this terminated employee. As part of the settlement, FF agreed to pay the employee a settlement amount of $190,000 on January 10, 2016. FF accrued this expense on its 2015 financial statements.

FF maintains a portfolio of tax-exempt securities (none of which is a private activity bond) and publicly-traded stocks as a measure to provide immediate liquidity if needed (none of these investments is debt financed). All of these securities originate from less than 20% owned domestic corporations.

From inception until this year the Rapid Coaster had been FFs main attraction. However due to safety, crowd appeal, and other factors, FF disposed of the Rapid Coaster on March 1, 2015 and purchased a new attraction known as the Vomitnator. The Rapid Coaster originally cost $2,000,000 and was placed in service on September 1, 2004. The Rapid Coaster was fully depreciated for book, regular tax, and AMT tax depreciation purposes.

The Vomitnator was installed and rendered operational on March 1, 2015. The Vomitnator cost $6,000,000 to acquire, install, and make ready for service.

FFs regular tax depreciation for the year is correctly calculated as $1,112,499 before considering the 2015 addition of the Vomitnator. FFs AMT depreciation for the year is correctly calculated as $744,977 before considering the 2015 addition of the Vomitnator. FF does not want to claim any current year bonus depreciation.

FF officer information for the year is as follows (compensation amounts included in total wages on the income statement for all employees):

Name	Social security number	Percent of time devoted to business	Percent of stock owned	Amount of compensation
Marissa Hunt	435-54-2342	100%	.05%	$235,000
Dakon Williams	243-98-3242	100%	.03%	$195,000
Deon Johnson	194-23-7435	100%	0%	$165,000
Jennifer Conley	623-53-3920	100%	0%	$150,000

Near the end of the year, FF switched its property and casualty insurance company. As a result, the plan year for its insurance contract was altered. On December 31, 2015 FF prepaid insurance premiums of $25,000 representing coverage through February 15, 2016 as a condition of being accepted by the new company. FF did not expense any of the prepayment for financial accounting purposes

FF rents from vendors several pieces of equipment to use in its business. As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, respectively, FF had prepaid vendors for equipment rental of $30,000 for January 2015 and $35,000 for January 2016.

On December 26, 2015 FF prepaid a contractor $17,500 to repair several pieces of maintenance shop equipment in January of 2016. FF fully expects that the contractor will have completed the project by January 31, 2016.

All of the accrued wages and bonus amounts on the financial statements as of December 31, 2015 were paid on February 28, 2016.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively, FF had vacation accruals on its books of $29,000 and $35,000. As of March 15, 2015 and 2016, respectively, FF had paid $5,000 and $8,000 of those accrued amounts.

On December 2, 2015, the millionth customer entered the park. To recognize the accomplishment and to promote the amusement park through print and radio media advertisements, FF held a give-away contest wherein the lucky customer deemed to be the millionth customer would be given $100,000. The check was presented to the lucky winner on January 15, 2016.

The land on which FF resides is owned by the county. FF has a very favorable lease with the county that allows FF the ability to sublease any portion of the ground to another tenant. The board of directors of FF made the decision in the fall of 2015 to seek out a tenant for unimproved land that would not be utilized in any potential expansion plans. FF identified the potential renter and entered into a contract with the renter on December 1, 2015. The rent period is to begin on January 1, 2016; however, as part of the contract, the renter was required to pay a full six-month rental amount ($50,000) to FF by December 31, 2015. FF received a check of $50,000 on December 27, 2015 from the renter. This rental payment is not refundable to the renter under any circumstances.

FF maintains an inventory of several items that it uses in its amusement park. Inventory is valued at cost. FF has never has never changed it inventory method. FF uses specific identification for its inventory. FF has never written down any subnormal goods. The rules of Section 263A (Unicap) apply to FF. The Unicap calculated costs related to ending inventory at December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively, were $15,000 and $19,000.

On December 1, 2015, FF paid a $400,000 dividend to all common stockholders.

During the year, FF made federal estimated income tax payments of $72,500 each on April 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of 2015 ($290,000 in total). If FF has overpaid its current year estimated taxes, it would like to apply the excess to its estimated tax payments for next year. FF is NOT a large corporation. FFs 2014 tax liability was $200,000.

FF made California state estimated income tax payments of $15,000 each on April 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of 2015 ($60,000 in total).

FF does not have a minimum tax credit carryover from 2014.

Financial Statements (kept on a GAAP basis):

FUN FAIR OF VENTURA, INC.

Balance Sheet

Assets: 12/31/14 12/31/15

Cash $ 165,000 $ 119,000

Accounts Receivable 128,000 75,000

Less: Allowance for Bad Debts (43,000) (49,000)

Inventory 422,000 390,000

Tax-exempt Securities 150,000 150,000

Publicly Traded Stocks 200,000 200,000

Fixed Assets 24,000,000 28,000,000

Less: Acc. Depreciation (13,542,000) (12,892,000)

Prepaid Insurance 0 25,000

Prepaid Rent 30,000 35,000

Prepaid Installation Contract 0 17,500

Other Assets 150,000 250,000

Total Assets: $11,660,000 $16,320,500

Liabilities and Shareholders Equity:

Accounts Payable 48,000 62,000

Accrued Wages 123,000 118,000

Accrued Bonuses 68,500 39,000

Accrued Vacation 29,000 35,000

Legal Settlement Accrual 0 190,000

Prize Accrual 0 100,000

Unearned Rental Income 0 50,000

Note Payable-First Bank of CA (Credit Line) 1,540,000 1, 084,000

Note Payable-Equipment Leasing, Inc. 7,112,000 11,728,000

Capital Stock 100,000 100,000

Additional paid-in Capital 2,000,000 2,000,000

Retained Earnings-Unappropriated 639,500 814,500

Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity: $11,660,000 $16,320,500

Income Statement for the period ending December 31, 2015

Item Amount

Income:

Gross Sales $26,523,275

Less: Returns (113,500)

Net Sales 26,409,775

Cost of Goods Sold (2,052,500)

Dividend Income 4,300

Interest Income 2,650

Municipal Bond Interest Income 2,300

Total Income: 24,366,525

Expenses:

Employee Salaries 13,905,600

Repairs and Maintenance 492,350

Bad Debts 58,000

Rent 1,543,000

Payroll Taxes 1,112,400

Licensing Fees 10,750

Property Taxes 277,000

Interest Expense 781,000

Depreciation 1,350,000

Office Supplies 33,950

Employee Training 53,750

Safety Expenses 31,000

Political Contribution 2,500

CA Safety Commission Fine 5,000

Advertising 290,500

Admission Supplies 143,250

Meals and Entertainment 8,500

Travel 13,550

Insurance 215,000

Legal Settlement 190,000

Prize Contest Expense 100,000

Fuel 158,675

Utilities 2,530,500

Telephone 135,250

Total Expenses before taxes: $23,441,525

CA state income tax expense 60,000

Federal tax expense 290,000

Total income taxes $350,000

Net Income: $ 575,000