M-1 Theory
State Tax Issues
Partner Initials
Federal Tax Forms
Miscellaneous
100

Schedule ____, on Form 1120, is the reconciliation of income(loss) per books with income per return.

What is Schedule M-1/M-3?

100

This state has no corporate income tax

What is NV, OH, SD, WA, TX, and WY? (Name one)

100

BMK

Who is Brian Kreischer

100

Form _____ - U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return

What is Form 1120?

100

This is the name of one of the streets where Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP is located in San Jose.

What is South Market St.? (Post St. is acceptable)

200

Book-tax differences arise from differences between financial and tax accounting. Financial accounting follows ____ and tax accounting follows ____

What is GAAP and IRC?

-Financial accounting follows GAAP (FASB/AICPA/SEC)

-Tax accounting follows the IRC (Congress/IRS)

200

This term means the degree of business activity that must be present before a state can impose taxes on an out-of-state entity's income.

What is nexus?

200

AVM/TVM

Tony Mancini

200

Form ____ - Depreciation and Amortization 

What is form 4562?

200

This is a company observed holiday.

What is...

New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day? (Name one)

300

Company NSync expensed $500 in depreciation on their financial statements, but deducted $1,000 on their tax return. 

What is the amount of the book-tax difference and is it favorable or unfavorable?

What is $500, Favorable?

300

Name at least two factors, or describe them, that states consider for purposes of allocating income for apportioning businesses.

1. Sales Factor: Income derived from within the state.

2. Property factor: Property owned or leased in the state. Physical capital located in the state

3. Payroll factor: Persons employed in the state

300

CMM

Cristina (Tina) Marquez

300

Form ____ - General Business Credit

What is Form 3800?

300

To account for the extra day in a leap year, this day is added to the month of February.

What is February 29th?

400

MegaTon Inc. buys one computer. They depreciate computer equipment over three years for their financial statements and over five years for tax purposes. 

Will the book-tax difference ever be eliminated? If so, in which Year?

What is yes, at the end of Year 5?

400

This tax system calculates the tax liability of a company based on its gross sales, without deducting business expenses.

What is gross receipts tax?

400

JMA

Joe Albero

400

Form ____ - Limitation on Business Interest Expenses Under Section 163(j)

What is Form 8990?

400

This is nicknamed the "powerhouse" of the cell.

What is mitochondria?

500

KiloLiter Co. has to capitalize $1,000 of expenses and amortize the amount over a five-year period beginning on January 1, Year 1 for tax purposes. Their financial statements reflect a full $1,000 expense in Year 1.

What is the book-tax difference related to these capitalized expenses at the end of Year 1? When do you expect the book-tax difference to be eliminated?

What is $800, unfavorable? End of Year 5?

500

This state levies the highest tax rate on the highest corporate income tax bracket

What is New Jersey? (11.5% - 2023)

What is Minnesota (9.8% - 2024)


500

HLG

Henry Godsey

500

Form ____ - Credit for Increasing Research Activities

What is form 6765

500

This is the official currency of Switzerland

The Swiss Franc