Question : a. Form 1120 for Kingfisher for tax year 2015. b. with the tax return and information, what tax planning recommndations for this business?Are there any tax planning tipsfor these owners to reduce their income tax in future years?

Financial information and form F1120 see attachment

Corporate Tax Return Form 1120 Problem On February 12, 2003, Nancy Trout and Delores Lake formed Kingfisher corporation to sell fishing tackle. Pertinent information regarding Kingfisher is summarized as follows: > Kingfisher's business address is 2317 Lakeside Drive, Flowery Branch, GA 30542; its telephone number is 678-555-1212 and its email address is kingfisher@kf.com > The employer identification umber is 11-1111111, and the principal business actifity code is 451110. > Nancy owns 50% of the common stock and is president of the company, and Delores owns 50% of the common stock and is vice president of the company. No other class of stock is authorized. > Both Nancy and Delores are full-time employees of Kingfisher. Nancy's Social Security number is 123-45-6789, and Delores's Social Security number is 987-654321. > Kingfisher is an accrual method, calendar year taxpayer. Inventories are determined using FIFO and the lower of cost or market method. Kingfisher usses the straight-line method of depreciation for book purposes and acceleerated depreciation (MACRS) for tax purposes. > During 2015, the corporation distributed cash dividends of $80,000. > During 2015, Kingfisher made estimated tax payments of $43,750 each quarter to the IRS. > Kingfisher's financial statements for 2015 are shown on the following tabs. Required: Prepare a Form 1120 for Kingfisher for tax year 2015. You can download the forms from IRS.gov. Analysis of Tas Return: As you review the tax return and information, what tax planning recommndations do you have for this business? Are there any tax planning tips you have for these owners to reduce their income tax in future years? Kingfisher Corporation Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 Income Gross Sales Sales returns and allowances Net sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Dividends received from stock investments in less-than-20%-owned U.S. corporations Interest Income State bonds $ Certificates of deposit 14,000 10,000 Total Income Expenses Salaries - Officers Nancy Trout $ Delores Lake 160,000 160,000 $ Salaries - clerical and sales 320,000 290,000 Taxes (state, local, and payroll) 85,000 Repairs and maintenance 56,000 Interest expense: Business loans Loan to purchase state bonds Advertising $ 12,000 8,000 20,000 6,000 Rental expense 68,000 Depreciation* 40,000 Charitable contributions 15,000 Employee benefit programs 24,000 Premiums on term life insurance policies on lives of Nancy Trout and Delores Lake; Kingfisher is the designated beneficiary 16,000 Total expenses Net income before taxes Federl income tax Net income per books * You are not provided enough detailed information to complete a Form 4562 (depreciation). If you solve this problem using tax software, enter the amount of depreciation on line 20 of Form 1120. $ 2,408,000 (80,000) $ 2,328,000 (920,000) $ 1,408,000 12,000 24,000 $ 1,444,000 (940,000) $ 504,000 (171,904) $ 332,096 4562 (depreciation). If ation on line 20 of Form Kingfisher Corporation Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2015 Assets Cash January 1, 2015 $ 380,000 Trade notes and accounts receivable 308,400 Inventories 900,000 State bonds 160,000 Federal income tax refund 0 Certificates of Deposit 140,000 Stock investments 300,000 Building and other depreciable asssets 240,000 Accumulated depreciation (88,800) Land 20,000 Other assets Total Assets 3,600 $ Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable 2,363,200 January 1, 2015 $ Other current liabilities 300,000 80,300 Mortgages 210,000 Capital stock 500,000 Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity 1,272,900 $ 2,363,200 December 31, 2015 $ 335,524 480,280 1,012,000 160,000 3,096 140,000 300,000 240,000 (128,800) 20,000 2,000 $ 2,564,100 December 31, 2015 $ 299,104 40,000 200,000 500,000 1,524,996 $ 2,564,100 1120 U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return Form Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service A Check if: 1a Consolidated return (attach Form 851) . b Lifeonlife consolidated return . . . 2 Personal holding co. (attach Sch. PH) . . For calendar year 2016 or tax year beginning TYPE OR PRINT Income Deductions (See instructions for limitations on deductions.) Name B Employer identification number Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions. C Date incorporated City or town, state, or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code D Total assets (see instructions) $ E Check if: (1) (2) Initial return (3) Final return (4) Name change Address change . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a 2 3 4 Returns and allowances . . . . . Balance. Subtract line 1b from line 1a Cost of goods sold (attach Form 1125-A) Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c Dividends (Schedule C, line 19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1c 2 3 4 5 6 7 Interest . . Gross rents . Gross royalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 7 8 9 10 Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D (Form 1120)) . . . . Net gain or (loss) from Form 4797, Part II, line 17 (attach Form 4797) Other income (see instructionsattach statement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total income. Add lines 3 through 10 . . . . . . . . Compensation of officers (see instructionsattach Form 1125-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 16 Salaries and wages (less employment credits) Repairs and maintenance . . . . . . Bad debts . . . . . . . . . . . Rents . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 12 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 16 17 18 19 Taxes and licenses . . Interest . . . . . Charitable contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 18 19 20 21 22 Depreciation from Form 4562 not claimed on Form 1125-A or elsewhere on return (attach Form 4562) . Depletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pension, profit-sharing, etc., plans . . . . . . . . Employee benefit programs . . . . . . . . . . Domestic production activities deduction (attach Form 8903) . . . . 23 24 25 26 27 28 Other deductions (attach statement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total deductions. Add lines 12 through 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taxable income before net operating loss deduction and special deductions. Subtract line 27 from line 11. 29a b Net operating loss deduction (see instructions) . Special deductions (Schedule C, line 20) . . . b c Tax, Refundable Credits, and Payments 2016 , 20 . 4 Schedule M-3 attached 1a , 2016, ending Information about Form 1120 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form1120. 3 Personal service corp. (see instructions) . OMB No. 1545-0123 c 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add lines 29a and 29b . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taxable income. Subtract line 29c from line 28. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 27 28 29a 29b . . . . . . . . . . . . 29c 30 Total tax (Schedule J, Part I, line 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total payments and refundable credits (Schedule J, Part II, line 21) . . . . . . . Estimated tax penalty. See instructions. Check if Form 2220 is attached . . . . . Amount owed. If line 32 is smaller than the total of lines 31 and 33, enter amount owed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 32 33 34 Overpayment. If line 32 is larger than the total of lines 31 and 33, enter amount overpaid Enter amount from line 35 you want: Credited to 2017 estimated tax . . . . . Refunded . . . . . . 35 36 Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge. Date Signature of officer Paid Preparer Use Only Print/Type preparer's name Preparer's signature Sign Here Gross receipts or sales . May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown below? See instructions. Yes No Title Date Check if self-employed Firm's name Firm's EIN Firm's address Phone no. For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 11450Q PTIN Form 1120 (2016) Page 2 Form 1120 (2016) Schedule C Dividends and Special Deductions (see instructions) (a) Dividends received (b) % 1 Dividends from less-than-20%-owned domestic corporations (other than debt-financed stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 2 Dividends from 20%-or-more-owned domestic corporations (other than debt-financed stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 3 Dividends on debt-financed stock of domestic and foreign corporations . . . . . 4 Dividends on certain preferred stock of less-than-20%-owned public utilities . . . 42 5 Dividends on certain preferred stock of 20%-or-more-owned public utilities . . . . 48 6 Dividends from less-than-20%-owned foreign corporations and certain FSCs . . . 70 7 Dividends from 20%-or-more-owned foreign corporations and certain FSCs . . . 80 8 Dividends from wholly owned foreign subsidiaries 100 9 Total. Add lines 1 through 8. See instructions for limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see instructions 10 Dividends from domestic corporations received by a small business investment company operating under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 . . . . . 100 11 Dividends from affiliated group members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 12 Dividends from certain FSCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 13 Dividends from foreign corporations not included on line 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, or 12 . . . 14 Income from controlled foreign corporations under subpart F (attach Form(s) 5471) 15 Foreign dividend gross-up 16 IC-DISC and former DISC dividends not included on line 1, 2, or 3 17 Other dividends 18 Deduction for dividends paid on certain preferred stock of public utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Total dividends. Add lines 1 through 17. Enter here and on page 1, line 4 . . . 20 Total special deductions. Add lines 9, 10, 11, 12, and 18. Enter here and on page 1, line 29b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) Special deductions (a) (b) . . . . . . Form 1120 (2016) Page 3 Form 1120 (2016) Schedule J Tax Computation and Payment (see instructions) Part I-Tax Computation 1 2 3 Check if the corporation is a member of a controlled group (attach Schedule O (Form 1120)). See instructions Income tax. Check if a qualified personal service corporation. See instructions . . . . . . . . Alternative minimum tax (attach Form 4626) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5a b Add lines 2 and 3 . . . . . . . . Foreign tax credit (attach Form 1118) . . Credit from Form 8834 (see instructions) . . . . 3 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 . . 9a . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General business credit (attach Form 3800) . . . Credit for prior year minimum tax (attach Form 8827) Bond credits from Form 8912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Total credits. Add lines 5a through 5e Subtract line 6 from line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9a Personal holding company tax (attach Schedule PH (Form 1120)) . Recapture of investment credit (attach Form 4255) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b Recapture of low-income housing credit (attach Form 8611) . . . . . c Interest due under the look-back methodcompleted long-term contracts (attach Form 8697) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9c d Interest due under the look-back methodincome forecast method 8866) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alternative tax on qualifying shipping activities (attach Form 8902) . Other (see instructionsattach statement) . . . . . . . . 9d 9e 9f e f 10 11 . . . . . . . . Total. Add lines 9a through 9f . . . . . . . . . . . . Total tax. Add lines 7, 8, and 10. Enter here and on page 1, line 31 . (attach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c d e . . . 2 . . 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e . . 9b Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 Part II-Payments and Refundable Credits 12 13 2015 overpayment credited to 2016 2016 estimated tax payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 14 15 16 2016 refund applied for on Form 4466 . Combine lines 12, 13, and 14 . . . Tax deposited with Form 7004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ( 15 16 17 18 Withholding (see instructions) . . . . Total payments. Add lines 15, 16, and 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 18 19 Refundable credits from: Form 2439 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Form 4136 . . . . . . . . . . Form 8827, line 8c . . . . . . . Other (attach statementsee instructions). Total credits. Add lines 19a through 19d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19a 19b 19c 19d . . . . . . . . 21 Total payments and credits. Add lines 18 and 20. Enter here and on page 1, line 32 . . . . . . 20 21 a b c d Schedule K . . . . Other Information (see instructions) 1 Check accounting method: a 2 a b See the instructions and enter the: Business activity code no. Business activity c Product or service Cash b Accrual c . Other (specify) 3 Is the corporation a subsidiary in an affiliated group or a parent-subsidiary controlled group? If \"Yes,\" enter name and EIN of the parent corporation 4 At the end of the tax year: a b . ) Yes . . . . . . . . . No . Did any foreign or domestic corporation, partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership), trust, or tax-exempt organization own directly 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all classes of the corporation's stock entitled to vote? If "Yes," complete Part I of Schedule G (Form 1120) (attach Schedule G) . . . . . . Did any individual or estate own directly 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all classes of the corporation's stock entitled to vote? If "Yes," complete Part II of Schedule G (Form 1120) (attach Schedule G) . Form 1120 (2016) Page 4 Form 1120 (2016) Schedule K Other Information (continued from page 3) Yes 5 No At the end of the tax year, did the corporation: a Own directly 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote of any foreign or domestic corporation not included on Form 851, Affiliations Schedule? For rules of constructive ownership, see instructions. If \"Yes,\" complete (i) through (iv) below. (i) Name of Corporation (ii) Employer Identification Number (if any) (iv) Percentage Owned in Voting Stock (iii) Country of Incorporation b Own directly an interest of 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, an interest of 50% or more in any foreign or domestic partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership) or in the beneficial interest of a trust? For rules of constructive ownership, see instructions. If \"Yes,\" complete (i) through (iv) below. (i) Name of Entity 6 (ii) Employer Identification Number (if any) (iv) Maximum Percentage Owned in Profit, Loss, or Capital (iii) Country of Organization During this tax year, did the corporation pay dividends (other than stock dividends and distributions in exchange for stock) in excess of the corporation's current and accumulated earnings and profits? See sections 301 and 316 . . . . . . . . If "Yes," file Form 5452, Corporate Report of Nondividend Distributions. If this is a consolidated return, answer here for the parent corporation and on Form 851 for each subsidiary. 7 At any time during the tax year, did one foreign person own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% of (a) the total voting power of all classes of the corporation's stock entitled to vote or (b) the total value of all classes of the corporation's stock? . . . . For rules of attribution, see section 318. If \"Yes,\" enter: (i) Percentage owned and (ii) Owner's country 8 (c) The corporation may have to file Form 5472, Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or a Foreign Corporation Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business. Enter the number of Forms 5472 attached Check this box if the corporation issued publicly offered debt instruments with original issue discount . . . . . . 9 10 If checked, the corporation may have to file Form 8281, Information Return for Publicly Offered Original Issue Discount Instruments. Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax year $ Enter the number of shareholders at the end of the tax year (if 100 or fewer) 11 If the corporation has an NOL for the tax year and is electing to forego the carryback period, check here 12 If the corporation is filing a consolidated return, the statement required by Regulations section 1.1502-21(b)(3) must be attached or the election won't be valid. Enter the available NOL carryover from prior tax years (don't reduce it by any deduction on line 29a.) $ 13 . . . . . Are the corporation's total receipts (page 1, line 1a, plus lines 4 through 10) for the tax year and its total assets at the end of the tax year less than $250,000? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If \"Yes,\" the corporation isn't required to complete Schedules L, M-1, and M-2. Instead, enter the total amount of cash distributions and the book value of property distributions (other than cash) made during the tax year $ 14 Is the corporation required to file Schedule UTP (Form 1120), Uncertain Tax Position Statement? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . If \"Yes,\" complete and attach Schedule UTP. 15a b Did the corporation make any payments in 2016 that would require it to file Form(s) 1099? If \"Yes,\" did or will the corporation file required Forms 1099? . . . . . . . . . 16 During this tax year, did the corporation have an 80% or more change in ownership, including a change due to redemption of its own stock? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 During or subsequent to this tax year, but before the filing of this return, did the corporation dispose of more than 65% (by value) of its assets in a taxable, non-taxable, or tax deferred transaction? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Did the corporation receive assets in a section 351 transfer in which any of the transferred assets had a fair market basis or fair market value of more than $1 million? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 During the corporation's tax year, did the corporation make any payments that would require it to file Forms 1042 and 1042-S under chapter 3 (sections 1441 through 1464) or chapter 4 (sections 1471 through 1474) of the Code? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form 1120 (2016) Page 5 Form 1120 (2016) Schedule L Balance Sheets per Books Beginning of tax year (a) Assets 1 . . . 2a b 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10a b 11a b 12 13a b 14 15 Cash Trade notes and accounts receivable . Less allowance for bad debts . . . Inventories . . . . . . . . . U.S. government obligations . . . Tax-exempt securities (see instructions) Other current assets (attach statement) Loans to shareholders . . . . . Mortgage and real estate loans . . . Other investments (attach statement) . Buildings and other depreciable assets Less accumulated depreciation . . . Depletable assets . . . . . . . Less accumulated depletion . . . . Land (net of any amortization) . . . Intangible assets (amortizable only) . Less accumulated amortization . . . Other assets (attach statement) . . . Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in less than 1 year Other current liabilities (attach statement) . . Loans from shareholders . . . . . . . Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in 1 year or more Other liabilities (attach statement) . . . . Capital stock: a Preferred stock . . . . b Common stock . . . . Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . Retained earningsAppropriated (attach statement) Retained earningsUnappropriated . . . Adjustments to shareholders' equity (attach statement) Less cost of treasury stock . . . . . . Total liabilities and shareholders' equity . . End of tax year (b) (c) (d) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 23 24 25 26 27 28 Schedule M-1 ( ) ( ) Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income per Return Note: The corporation may be required to file Schedule M-3. See instructions. 1 Net income (loss) per books . . . . . . 2 Federal income tax per books . . . . . 3 Excess of capital losses over capital gains 4 Income subject to tax not recorded on books this year (itemize): 5 Expenses recorded on books this year not deducted on this return (itemize): a b c 6 4 Income recorded on books this year not included on this return (itemize): Tax-exempt interest $ 8 Deductions on this return not charged against book income this year (itemize): a Depreciation . . $ b Charitable contributions $ 9 10 Add lines 7 and 8 . . . . . . Income (page 1, line 28)line 6 less line 9 . Depreciation . . . . $ Charitable contributions . $ Travel and entertainment . $ Add lines 1 through 5 . Schedule M-2 1 2 3 7 . . . . . . . Analysis of Unappropriated Retained Earnings per Books (Line 25, Schedule L) Balance at beginning of year Net income (loss) per books . Other increases (itemize): Add lines 1, 2, and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 7 8 Distributions: a Cash . b Stock . c Property Other decreases (itemize): . . . . . . . . . Add lines 5 and 6 . . . . . . Balance at end of year (line 4 less line 7) Form 1120 (2016)