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Schedule

The schedule below outlines the topics we will be covering in this course, along with the associated time frames and assignments. 

All work to be submitted is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday night of the week it is due, including your last graded Class Participation post and Weekly Assignments. Initial class participation posts are due on Thursday.

Lesson 1: Introduction, Background, and Review
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 1: Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting Methods

Other Materials
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Introduction Discussion*
  2. Participate in Lesson 1 Discussion: Ordinary and Necessary*
  3. Complete L1 Chapter 1 Assignment
  4. Complete L1 Chapter 1 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 2: Life Cycle of Business Property #1
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 2: Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 2 Discussion: Property Acquisition and Cost Recovery* 
  2. Complete L2 Chapter 2 Assignment
  3. Complete L2 Chapter 2 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 3: Life Cycle of Business Property #2
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 3: Property Dispositions
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 3 Discussion: Property Dispositions*
  2. Complete L3 Chapter 3 Assignment
  3. Complete L3 Chapter 3 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 4: Eenie, Meenie, Mynie, Mo
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 4: Entities Overview
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 4 Discussion: Business Entities* 
  2. Complete L4 Chapter 4 Assignment
  3. Complete L4 Chapter 4 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 5: The First Trial, and How We Tax Corporations
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 5: Corporate Operations
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 5 Discussion: Corporate Operations*
  2. Complete L5 Chapter 5 Assignment
  3. Complete L5 Chapter 5 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 6: Tax Creeps into Financial Accounting
Readings:
  • None
Assignments:
  •  Complete Exam 1 (available starting Monday morning)

* No discussion forum this week
Lesson 7: The Creeping Continues
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 6: Accounting for Income Taxes 
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 7 Discussion: Distributions*
  2. Complete L7 Chapter 6 Assignment
  3. Complete L7 Chapter 6 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 8: Corporations Share Their Largesse
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 7: Corporate Taxation: Non-liquidating Distributions
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 8 Discussion: I.R.C.§351*
  2. Complete Chapter 7 Connect Quiz
  3. Complete L8 Chapter 7 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 9: Birth and Death of a Corporation
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 8: Corporate Formation, Reorganization, and Liquidation
Assignments:
  1. Complete Major Project 1 (1120)
  2. Complete L9 Chapter 8 Assignment
  3. Complete L9 Chapter 8 Quiz

*No discussion forum this week
Lesson 10: The Second Trial, and Raising a Partnership
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 9: Forming and Operating Partnerships
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 10 Discussion: Partnership Basis*
  2. Complete L10 Chapter 9 Assignment
  3. Complete L10 Chapter 9 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 11: A Partnership and Its Assets are Soon Parted
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 10: Disposition of Partnership Interests and Partnership Distributions
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 11 Discussion: Partnership Dispositions* 
  2. Complete L11 Chapter 10 Assignment
  3. Complete L11 Chapter 10 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 12: Is It a Corporation or a Partnership?
Readings:

Textbook

  • None
Assignments:
  •  Exam 2 (available starting Monday morning)

*No discussion forum this week
Lesson 13: Taming the Multiheaded Dragon
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 11: S Corporations
Assignments:

 
  1. Complete Major Project 2 (1065)
  2. Complete L13 Chapter 11 Assignment
  3. Complete L13 Chapter 11 Quiz

*No discussion forum this week
Lesson 14: It's a Small World, After All
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 12: State and Local Taxes
Assignments:
  1. Participate in Lesson 14 Discussion: Apportionment of Income* 
  2. Complete L14 Chapter 12 Assignment
  3. Complete L14 Chapter 12 Quiz

*Initial discussion posts are due on Thursday by 11:59pm ET
Lesson 15: Taxing Continues Even After I Die?
Readings:

Textbook

  • Chapter 14: Transfer Taxes and Wealth Planning
Assignments:
  1. Complete L15 Chapter 14 Assignment
  2. Complete L15 Chapter 14 Quiz

*No discussion forum this week
Final Exam
Readings:
  • None
Assignments:
  • Comprehensive Final Exam

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