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Certified Public Accountant CPA Regulation (CPA-Regulation) - AICPA Exam Questions

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Allen owns 100 shares of Prime Corp., a publicly-traded company, which Allen purchased on January
1, 2001, for $10,000. On January 1, 2003, Prime declared a 2-for-1 stock split when the fair market
value (FMV) of the stock was $120 per share. Immediately following the split, the FMV of Prime stock
was $62 per share. On February 1, 2003, Allen had his broker specifically sell the 100 shares of Prime
stock received in the split when the FMV of the stock was $65 per share. What amount should Allen
recognize as long-term capital gain income on his Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, for 2003?
Options
A $2,000
B $750
C $1,500
D $300
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Doris and Lydia are equal partners in the capital and profits of Agee & Nolan, but are otherwise unrelated. The following information pertains to 300 shares of Mast Corp. stock sold by Lydia to Agee

Exhibit

& Nolan:

The amount of long-term capital loss that Lydia realized in 1988 on the sale of this stock was:
Options
A $0
B $3,000
C $2,500
D $5,000
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Tom and Joan Moore, both CPAs, filed a joint 1994 federal income tax return showing $70,000 in
taxable income. During 1994, Tom’s daughter Laura, age 16, resided with Tom. Laura had no income of her own and was Tom’s dependent. Determine the amount of income or loss, if any that should be included on page one of the Moores’ 1994 Form 1040. In 1992, Joan received an acre of land as an inter-vivos gift from her grandfather. At the time of the
gift, the land had a fair market value of $50,000. The grandfather’s adjusted basis was $60,000. Joan
sold the land in 1994 to an unrelated third party for $56,000.
Options
A $1,250
B $1,000
C $1,300
G. $1,500
H. $2,000
I. $2,500
J. $3,000
K. $10,000
L. $25,000
M. $50,000
N. $55,000
O. $75,000
D $500
E $900
F $0
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Greller owns 100 shares of Arden Corp., a publicly-traded company, which Greller purchased on
January 1, 2001, for $10,000. On January 1, 2003, Arden declared a 2-for-1 stock split when the fair
market value (FMV) of the stock was $120 per share. Immediately following the split, the FMV of
Arden stock was $62 per share. On February 1, 2003, Greller had his broker specifically sell the 100
shares of Arden stock received in the split when the FMV of the stock was $65 per share. What is the
basis of the 100 shares of Arden sold?
Options
A $6,500
B $6,000
C $6,200
D $5,000
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Tom and Joan Moore, both CPAs, filed a joint 1994 federal income tax return showing $70,000 in
taxable income. During 1994, Tom’s daughter Laura, age 16, resided with Tom. Laura had no income of her own and was Tom’s dependent. Determine the amount of income or loss, if any that should be included on page one of the Moores’ 1994 Form 1040.
The Moores received $8,400 in gross receipts from their rental property during 1994. The expenses
for the residential rental property were:
Options
A $1,250
B $1,000
C $1,300
G. $1,500
H. $2,000
I. $2,500
J. $3,000
K. $10,000
L. $25,000
M. $50,000
N. $55,000
O. $75,000
D $500
E $900
F $0
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