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Ralph owns a building that he is trying to lease. Ralph is a calendar-year, cash-method taxpayer and is trying to evaluate the tax consequences of three different lease arrangements. Under lease 1, the building rents for $500 per month, payable on the first of the next month, and the tenant must make a $500 security deposit that is refunded at the end of the lease. Under lease 2, the building rents for $5,500 per year, payable at the time the lease is signed, but no security deposit is required. Under lease 3, the building rents for $500 per month, payable at the beginning of each month, and the tenant must pay a security deposit of $1,000 that is to be applied toward the rent for the last two months of the lease.
- a) What amounts are included in Ralph’s gross income this year if a tenant signs lease 1 on December 1 and makes timely payments under that lease?
- b) What amounts are included in Ralph’s gross income this year if the tenant signs lease 2 on December 31 and makes timely payments under that lease?
- c) What amounts are included in Ralph’s gross income this year if the tenant signs lease 3 on November 30 and makes timely payments under that lease?
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- Individual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT