Antonio Lopez has come to you for help filing his 2021 tax return. Antonio has never filed his taxes, asthis is his first year on his own. He has decided to seek your assistance this year. Antonio is abartender, and he also operates a poker and gaming club in his basement. This is not a legal gamingoperation, but he feels the income is so small ($15,000 this year) that he will not have to claim theincome. Furthermore, he does not have any receipts for this income (it is all cash) and therefore,believes he does not have to claim this as income. He also believes that by claiming the income, hemay get in trouble for not having the correct permits to operate the club. He has come to you and asksif he is correct, that he does not have to include the receipts from the gaming club as income.a. Determine how much, if any, of George's gaming receipts need to be included in income.b. Write a memo to communicate your results to your supervisor to include (1) authority list, (2)conclusion, and (3) analysis. The purpose of the memo is to inform others of the research question andit should be written in an objective manner by discussing all relevant authorities that support andconflict with the answer.

Actions that go against the rules and laws put in place by the government are referred to as illegal…

a. Determine how much, if any, of George's gaming receipts need to be included in income. b. Write a memo to communicate your results to your supervisor to include (1) authority list, (2) conclusion, and (3) analysis. The purpose of the memo is to inform others of the research question and it should be written in an objective manner by discussing all relevant authorities that support and conflict with the answer.

a. Determine how much, if any, of George's gaming receipts need to be included in income. b. Write a memo to communicate your results to your supervisor to include (1) authority list, (2) conclusion, and (3) analysis. The purpose of the memo is to inform others of the research question and it should be written in an objective manner by discussing all relevant authorities that support and conflict with the answer.

SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019

42nd Edition

ISBN:9780357233306

Author:Maloney

Publisher:Maloney

Chapter6: Deductions And Losses: In General

Section: Chapter Questions

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