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Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: Taxation

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

LS324 - Taxation Legal Studies Melody F. Everett, JD, BBA, CPA E-Mail

It is the policy of the instructor to check the melody.atty@mindspring.com address a minimum of every other day from Monday through Friday.

Please do not hesitate to contact the instructor if you should have any questions concerning this course. It is my job to assist you in any manner possible.

Please be aware that this course requires the student to be highly self-motivated.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course provides a survey of the taxation of individuals and a more in-depth study of the taxation of business entities. It covers the relationship that managerial and financial accounting have to each other. You will learn about the organizational role of management accountants in the management process. The course will cover the basic cost terms and applies them within a job order cost system.

REQUIRED TEXT: Online Bookstore

An Introduction to Business Entities, 2003 Edition by Smith, Raabe, Maloney
ISBN #: 0324110537

GRADING SYSTEM:

This is a eight week course. The following scale consists of the assignments be completed for credit:

Quizzes Homework Midterm Final

10% 30% 30% 30%

A B C D F

= = = = =

100% - 90% 89% - 80% 79% - 70% 69% - 60% 59% and below

E-LECTURES, REVIEW PROBLEMS AND QUIZZES

For each chapter you will be required to read E-Lectures, complete a Review Problem and take an Interactive Quiz.

They can be found at the following web site:

http://wft.swcollege.com

This web site will lead you to a homepage with several textbooks listed. The textbook for our course is:

Introduction to Business Entities, 2003 edition (Smith, Raabe, Maloney)

Double-click on this icon.

The next page will give you several choices. Choose “Interactive Study Center”.

Please select the Chapter you are currently studying.

Please select either the E-Lecture, or Review Problem, or Interactive Quiz on the bar located at the top of the screen.

The Interactive Quiz provides a place for you to send the results of this quiz to me. The e-mail address you should use is melody.atty@mindspring.com

HOMEWORK

Every week there will be homework assignments for each of the chapters covered.
Homework is due every Monday by midnight (MST).

Late Homework Assignments: Late assignments will be not be accepted without prior notification to instructor. The assignment will be accepted if submitted within 7 days of the due date. There will be a 50% deduction in grade. It will not be accepted after this time period.

Please make sure your name is included on the face of the homework. I need to be able to see your name when I print the homework. Make sure you do a print preview before submitting homework. This will make sure your homework is contained within the page margins. If homework is submitted in the improper format, points will be deducted from the grade.

Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, for week one, you should have “T-1 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail.

EXAMS

There is a midterm and final exam. The mid-term exam will cover chapters 1,2,15,3,4,6 and 7. The final will cover chapters 9,10,11,12, and 14.

Exams are required to be completed timely. Exams which are not completed within the time frame will not be accepted.

The student should contact the instructor at melody.atty@mindspring.com
The student should make sure that they have the book for the course. After the student receives their course book, the instructor and student should agree upon a start date for the student. Homework is always due on Mondays. The course will begin the first Monday after the agreement.

ASSIGNMENTS

WEEK ONE

Reading Assignment:
T-1: Introduction to Taxation
T-2: Working with the Tax Law

Please review the E-Lectures provided for these chapters.
Please complete the Review Problems provided for these chapters.
Complete the Interactive Quizzes for these chapters.

E-Lecture, Review Problem, and Interactive Quiz can be found at:

http://wft.swcollege.com

Homework Assignment for M-1:

1-20 on page 1-37
2-27 on page 2-37

Interactive Quiz and Homework for T-1 and T-2 due by following Monday.

Please submit homework to instructor as e-mail attachment to: melody.atty@mindspring.com

Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, you should have “T-1 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail as well as on the face of the homework when submitted.

WEEK TWO

Reading Assignment:
T-15: Introduction to the Taxation of Individuals

Please review the E-Lecture provided for this chapter.
Please complete the Review Problem provided for this chapter.
Complete the Interactive Quiz for this chapter.

E-Lecture, Review Problem, and Interactive Quiz can be found at:

http://wft.swcollege.com

Homework Assignment for T-15:

15-10 on page 15-60

Interactive Quiz and Homework for T-15 due following Monday.

Please submit homework to instructor as e-mail attachment to: melody.atty@mindspring.com Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, you should have “T-15 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail as well as on the face of the homework when submitted.

WEEK THREE

Reading Assignment:
T-3 Gross Income
T-4 Business Deductions

Please review the E-Lectures provided for these chapters.
Please complete the Review Problems provided for these chapters.
Complete the Interactive Quizzes for these chapters.

E-Lectures, Review Problems and Interactive Quizzes can be found at:

www.swcollege.com/tax/wft/wft_2003

Homework Assignment for T-3:

Problem 3-9, page 3-32

Homework Assignment for T-4:

Problem 4-11, page 4-43

Interactive Quiz and Homework for T-3 and T-4 due by following Monday.

Please submit homework to instructor as e-mail attachment to: melody.atty@mindspring.com

Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, you should have “T-3 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail as well as on the face of the homework when submitted.

WEEK FOUR

Reading Assignment:
T-6 Accounting Periods and Methods
T-7 Property Transactions: Basis , Gain and Loss, and Nontaxable Exchanges

Please review the E-Lecture provided for these chapters.
Please complete the Review Problems provided for these chapters.
Complete the Interactive Quizes for these chapters.

E-Lecture, Review Problem and Interactive Quiz can be found at:

www.swcollege.com/tax/wft/wft_2003

Homework Assignment for T-6:

P6-9, Page 6-31

Homework Assignment for T-7:

P7-26, Page 7-38

Interactive Quiz and Homework for T-6 and T-7 due by following Monday.

Please submit homework to instructor as e-mail attachment to: melody.atty@mindspring.com

Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, you should have “T-6 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail as well as on the face of the homework when submitted.

FIRST MID-TERM EXAM (COVERING T-1, T-2, T-15,T-3, T-4,T-6, and T-7) POSTED

After the instructor received homework for T-6 and T-7, you may request that the exam be “opened” to be completed. You have a 7 day period in which to complete the exam. The exam is open book, open note.

WEEK FIVE

Reading Assignment:
T-9: Corporations: Organization, Capital Structure, and Operating Rules
T-10 Corporations: Earnings & Profits and Dividend Distributions

Please review the E-Lecture provided for these chapters.
Please complete the Review Problem provided for these chapters.
Complete the Interactive Quiz for these chapters.

E-Lecture, Review Problem, and Interactive Quiz can be found at:

www.swcollege.com/tax/wft/wft_2003

Homework Assignment forT-9:

Problem 9-20, Page 9-40

Homework Assignment for T-10:

Problem 10-19, Page 10-29

Interactive Quiz and Homework for T-9 and T-10 due by following Monday.

Please submit homework to instructor as e-mail attachment to: melody.atty@mindspring.com

Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, you should have “T-9 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail as well as on the face of the homework when submitted.

WEEK SIX

Reading Assignment:
T-11: Partnerships and Limited Liability Entities
T-12: S Corporations

Please review the E-Lecture provided for these chapters.
Please complete the Review Problems provided for these chapters.
Complete the Interactive Quizzes for these chapters.

E-Lecture, Review Problem and Interactive Quiz can be found at:

www.swcollege.com/tax/wft/wft_2003

Homework Assignment for T-11:

Problem 11-3, Page 11-36

Homework Assignment for T-12:

Problem 12-14, Page 12-33

Interactive Quiz and Homework for T-11 and T12 due by following Monday.

Please submit homework to instructor as e-mail attachment to: melody.atty@mindspring.com

Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, you should have “T-11 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail as well as on the face of the homework when submitted.

WEEK SEVEN

Reading Assignment:
T-14: Comparative Forms of Doing Business

Please review the E-Lecture provided for this chapter.
Please complete the Review Problem provided for this chapter.
Complete the Interactive Quiz for this chapter.

E-Lecture, Review Problem and Interactive Quiz can be found at:

www.swcollege.com/tax/wft/wft_2003

Homework Assignment for T-14:

Problem 14-8

Interactive Quiz and Homework for T-14 due by following Monday.

Please submit homework to instructor as e-mail attachment to: melody.atty@mindspring.com

Please make sure you name the file after the chapter covered. For example, you should have “T-14 homework” and your name in the subject line of your e-mail as well as on the face of the homework when submitted.

WEEK EIGHT

SECOND MID-TERM EXAM (COVERING T-9, T-10, T11, T-12, and T-14) POSTED

Academic Honesty

Academic honesty is highly valued at Canyon College with the online courses. A student must always submit work that represents their own original work. Academic dishonesty could include any of the following:

- Having a tutor or a friend complete a portion of your assignment,
- Copying work submitted by another student.

If a student fails to follow the system of academic honesty, they will receive a failing grade for the course.

ALL GRADES ARE FINAL.

Professional Associations:

State Bar of New Mexico
State Bar of Texas
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Web sites:

Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/

United States Tax Code
http://www.fourmilab.ch/ustax/ustax.html