Assignment title: Information
Prepare the 2014 Federal Individual Income Tax Return for your client.
Please complete the required federal individual income tax return forms for Joseph and
Diana Cohen for the 2014 tax year. Ignore the requirement to attach the Form(s) W-2
to the front page of the Form 1040. If required information is missing, use reasonable
assumptions to fill in the gaps.
Joseph and Diana Cohen live in Pleasantville, New Jersey. Joseph is the Vice
President of Sales at a small start-up company. Diana is a former advertising executive
who currently consults with former clients. She also serves on the board of directors of
an advertising company. The Cohens have three children: Rebecca (age 18), Alan (age
15), and David (age 12).In January, Rebecca left home to attend a liberal arts college.
All three children qualify as Joseph and Diana's federal income tax dependents. The
Cohens plan to file a joint tax return.The Cohens provided the following information:
Joseph'ssocial security number is 598-94- 2583
Diana's social security number is 301-52- 2942
Rebecca's social security number is 887-44- 8710
Alan's social security number is 810-42- 9092
David's social security number is 855-11- 3021
The Cohen's mailing address is 85 North Maple Drive, Pleasantville, New Jersey
08233
Joseph Cohen reported the following the following information relating to his
employment during the year:
Company Gross Wages Federal Income
Alternative
Energy
The above amounts do not reflect any income items described below.Joseph's
employer withheld all payroll taxesit was required to withhold.
The Cohens also made estimated tax payment as follows:
April 15, 2014 $200.00
June 15, 2014 $200.00
September 15,
2014
January 15, 2015 $200.00
Tax Withholding
State Income
Tax Withholding
$115,325 $29,230 $14,400
$200.00
Diana Cohen received the following revenue during the year (she uses the cash method
of accounting).
Consulting revenue reported to her on a Form 1099-MISC, Box 7
Jensen's Health Products $8,500
Strategic Solutions $3,750
Board of director compensation reported to her on a Form 1099-MISC, Box 7
Natural Sunshine, Inc. $6,500
During the year, Diana paid the following business expenses:
Consultant-related:
Airfare $2,900
Hotel $1,450
Meals $390
Parking $320
Diana drove 290 business milesfor her consulting-related activities (she has
documentation to verify)
Board of Director-related:
Meals $125
Hotel $225
Diana drove 315 business milesfor her board of director activities (she has
documentation to verify)
Neither of Diana's business activities s required the filing of Form(s) 1099 to report
payments she made during the tax year. In addition, Ms. Cohen drove a 2011 Lexus
purchased on January 1, 2011 for all of her business mileage. She drove the vehicle a
total of 10,605 miles during the year for all purposes. Diana has written documentation
to support the mileage amounts. She also has access to another vehicle for personal
purposes.
The Cohens also received the following during the year:
Interest income from First Bank of New Jersey $320
Interest income from Patterson, New Jersey School District $200
Interest income from U.S. Treasury Bond $350
Interest income from General Mills corporate bond $400
Qualified dividend income from Rio Tinto $1,500
Qualified dividend income from Microsoft $750
Qualified dividend income from Cooper Tire $200
Qualified dividend income from Cardinal Health $425
Qualified dividend income from Union Pacific $140
Qualified dividend income from Procter & Gamble $190
Qualified dividend income from PepsiCo $225
Qualified dividend income from Kellogg $200
Qualified dividend income from Abbott Labs $275
Qualified dividend income from 3M $350
Dividend income (not qualified) from China Fund $2,000
The Cohens did not own, control or manage any foreign bank accounts nor were they a
grantor or beneficiary of a foreign trust during the tax year.
The Cohens had the following activity in their brokerage account during the year(all
transactions were reported on a form 1099-B with Box A checked):
Sold 2,000 shares of Microsoft 7/1/14
$22,500
Sold 75 shares of Apple 4/15/14
$28,750
Sold 350 shares of Cooper Tire 10/14/14
$14,700
Sold 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health 9/3/14
$35,000
Sold 50 shares of Union Pacific 1/7/14
$2,750
Purchased 100 shares of Procter&Gamble 7/10/14 $7,700
Purchased 75 shares of Apple 4/18/14
$29,000
Purchased 350 shares of Cooper Tire 11/1/14 $14,000
Purchased 350 shares of PepsiCo 5/14/14
$32,000
Purchased 300 shares of Kellogg
10/14/143 $21,000
Relevant tax basis/holding period information related to sales of securities in the current
year:
Purchased 2,000 shares of Microsoft on 5/1/14 for $21,000
Purchased 200 shares of Apple on 3/8/2011 for $90,000
Purchased 300 shares of Cooper Tire on 1/12/2010 for $9,000
Purchased 50 shares of Cooper Tire on 6/28/14 for $2,000
Received 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health from Diana's father as a gift on 10/10/97.
The donor's basis was $7,000. Fair market value of the stock at the date of the gift was
$41,000
Purchased 100 shares of Union Pacific on 9/5/12 for $6,000
The Cohens have a $43,000 long-term capital loss carryoverfrom their prior tax year.
The Cohens received a New Jersey state income tax refund of $400 in May of 2014.
The Cohens received the refund because they had overpaid their New Jersey state
individual income tax in 2013.On their 2013 Federal income tax return, the Cohens
deducted and received tax benefit for all of thestate tax income taxes they paid in 2013.
Diana is a 10% owner in an advertising agency named Bright Ideas ("BI") (EIN 20-
1234567). BI is a Subchapter S corporation. The company reported ordinary business
income for theyear of $150,000. Sarah acquired the stock several years ago. Her basis
in the stock before considering her 2014income allocation was $92,000. Sarah is a
passive owner with respect to this entity.
Diana is also a 20% owner in Natural Sunshine, Inc. ("NS") (EIN 24-9876543). NS is a
Subchapter S corporation. The company reported an ordinary business loss for the
year of ($80,000). Sarah acquired the stock several years ago. Her basis in the stock
before considering her 2014loss allocation was $45,000. Sarah is a passive owner with
respect to this entity.
Joseph received 5,000 shares of restricted (common) stock from his employer on July
1, 2014. The terms of the restricted stock grant are such that if Joseph is still employed
by Alternative Energy on July 1, 2019the entire 5,000 shares will vest and become his
property. Joseph, upon the advice of his tax advisor, prepared and filed an IRC Section
83(b) election on July 8, 2014. On July 1, 2014, shares were valued at $5 per share.
Joseph estimates the value of the shares in five years will be at least $150 per share.
Joseph notified Alternative Energy about the IRC Section 83(b) election in a timely
manner. None of the income tax consequences of this restricted stock grant were
included in the $115,325 reported as part of Joseph's gross wages.