Standard

 

ACC 151 –Individual Income Tax

Course Description

Provides instruction in Federal and State income tax return preparation for individuals.  Topics include: dependency tests, gross income inclusions and exclusions, adjustments to income, itemized deductions, purchase and sale of principal residence, earned income credit, child care credit, small business (sole proprietor) income/loss and tax liability.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 

Dependency Tests

Class

2

Gross Income Inclusions and Exclusions

D. Lab

2

Adjustments to Income

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Itemized Deductions

Credit

3

Purchase and Sale of Principal Residence

 

 

Earned Income Credit

 

 

Child Care Credit

 

 

Small Business (Sole Proprietor) Income/Loss

 

 

Tax Liability

 

 


Prerequisite:

ACC 101

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

DEPENDENCY TESTS

2

2

0

Dependents

Define who qualifies as a dependent for a given taxpayer.

 

 

 

GROSS INCOME INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

3

2

0

Income inclusions

Define and record components of gross income.

 

 

 

Income exclusions

Define forms of income that are not included in gross income for tax purposes.

 

 

 

ADJUSTMENTS TO INCOME

2

2

0

Income adjustments

Define and record components of adjustments to gross income.

 

 

 

 

Compute adjusted gross income.

 

 

 

ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS

2

2

0

Itemized deductions

Record in place of the standard deduction the total of all allowable deductions for a given taxpayer in arriving at taxable income.

 

 

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

2

2

0

Principal residence sale

Record the deferred gain (if any) on appropriate forms from sale of principal residence.

 

 

 

EARNED INCOME CREDIT

1

2

0

Earned income credit

Identify who qualifies for earned income credit.

 

 

 

 

Record earned income credit.

 

 

 

CHILD CARE CREDIT

1

2

0

Child care credit

Identify who qualifies for child care credit.

 

 

 

 

Record child care credit on appropriate form.

 

 

 

SMALL BUSINESS (SOLE PROPRIETOR) INCOME/LOSS

4

3

0

Schedule C

Record all income and expenses for sole proprietor on Schedule C in arriving at 1050 income

 

 

 

Self-employment tax

Calculate self-employment tax on Schedule SE, where applicable

 

 

 

TAX LIABILITY

3

3

0

Exemptions

Determine appropriate number of exemptions.

 

 

 

 

Calculate taxable income.

 

 

 

 

Calculate taxes due.

 

 

 

 

Determine refund due or payment owed to the IRS/state.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

Hopson, J., et al. (1993).  Income tax fundamentals for 1992 (3rd  ed.).  Homewood, IL:  Irwin.

Langenferdner, H. Q., et al. (1993).  Federal income taxation.  Cincinnati: South-Western.

 

Computer Software

 

Langenferder, H. Q., et al. (1993).  Federal income taxation (diskette).  Cincinnati: South-Western.