13 Jan Employment taxes

Week 1 discussion

DQ1

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 1 in the textbook. Appendix D is not available, but the Statements on Standards for Tax Services can be obtained from http://www.aicpa.org/Research/Standards/Tax/Pages/default.aspx.

DQ2

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 2 in the textbook. Appendix D is not available, but the Statements on Standards for Tax Services can be obtained from http://www.aicpa.org/Research/Standards/Tax/Pages/default.aspx.

Week 2 discussion

DQ1

Respond to Technology Applications #98 at the end of Chapter 3. http://www.aicpa.org/Research/Standards/Tax/Pages/default.aspx

DQ2

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 4. Appendix D is not available, but the Statements on Standards for Tax Services can be obtained from http://www.aicpa.org/Research/Standards/Tax/Pages/default.aspx.

Week 3 discussion

DQ1

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 5 in the textbook.

DQ2

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 6 in the textbook.

Week 4 discussion

DQ1

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 8 in the textbook.

DQ2

Harold works for the Zanten Corporation. Ken is self-employed. Zanten pays all of Harold’s medical insurance premiums, whereas Ken purchases medical insurance from his insurance agent. Explain how the payments of Ken’s and Harold’s medical insurance are treated for tax purposes. Does this treatment meet Adam Smith’s equity criterion (refer to chapter 1 in the textbook)?

Week 5 discussion

DQ1

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 9 in the textbook.

DQ2

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 10 in the textbook.

Week 6 discussion

DQ1

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 13 in the textbook.

DQ2

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 14 in the textbook.

Week 7 discussion

DQ1

Refer to “Estate Tax.” Provide a summary and reflection of the article.

DQ2

Argue either in favor or against the estate tax. Then, respond to at least two other students’ posts in the following manner:

Support one student’s argument with additional information or examples.

Counter one student’s argument with information and/or examples.

Week 8 discussion

DQ1

Respond to the Ethics Discussion Case at the end of chapter 15 in the textbook.

DQ2

Based on the discussion in chapter 1 in the textbook and your research throughout the course, evaluate how well each of these taxes meets Adam Smith’s four requirements.

Income tax

Employment taxes

Sales taxes