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Finance Foundations: Income Taxes 

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Duration

2 hours

Total fee

1,400

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

Credential

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  • In this course, they cover concepts such as taxable income, tax brackets, average and marginal tax rates, tax withholding, deductions, and credits, and explain the motivation behind federal tax deductions such as mortgages, dependents, and charitable giving

Finance Foundations: Income Taxes
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Curriculum

Introduction

Learn the fundamentals of income taxes

What you should know

Income Tax Overview

The history of income taxes

Different kinds of taxes

How many sets of books does a large company keep?

A Simple Income Tax System

"Taxman" by the Beatles

Tax brackets

Average and marginal tax rates

Tax deductions and tax credits

Ordinary income and capital gains income

Common Tax Loopholes and General Income Tax Policy

Who gets tax breaks?

Examples of individual tax breaks

Examples of business tax breaks

The biggest individual tax loopholes in the US tax code

The biggest corporate tax loopholes in the US tax code

What is the optimal income tax rate?

The relationship between tax revenues and spending

Completing a Basic Tax Return

Della and Dee Stice doing people's taxes

Joint Form 1040: Entering personal information

Joint Form 1040: Computing adjusted gross income (AGI)

Joint Form 1040: Computing the total tax

Joint Form 1040: Additional tax payment or tax refund

Itemized deductions

Single Form 1040: Computing Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)

Single Form 1040: Additional tax payment or tax refund

Online tax returns

Principles of Tax Planning

Tesla and tax planning

What is tax planning?

Strategy 1: Shift income from one time period to another

Strategy 2: Shift income from one pocket to another

Strategy 3: Change the character of the income

Corporate Income Taxes

How large are corporate income taxes?

Ownership structure: Sole, partnership, and corporation

Corporate income tax issues

Multinational corporate income tax issues

Income Taxes: Planning vs. Evasion

Reporting foreign income on US income taxes

Tax evasion: Beware of illegal strategies, part 1

Tax evasion: Beware of illegal strategies, part 2

Common Income Tax Issues for Small Businesses

Tax issues at a family grocery store

Common tax issues for small businesses, part 1

Common tax issues for small businesses, part 2

Is your goal to minimize your income taxes?

Review and Conclusion

Taxes can be complex, but you have the basic tools

Concluding income tax advice

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Learning Experience: Great content for beginners and experienced accountants. Definitely, any one who is an Accounting Practitioner needs to understand GAAP Concept
Faculty: Jim Stice and Kay Stice Filing your personal or professional income taxes in the US can be an overwhelming task. Accounting and finance professors Jim and Kay Stice can make filing this year's taxes a bit easier for you by explaining basic taxation concepts and terminology and providing valuable tips to save money when it comes to tax planning. In this course, they cover concepts such as taxable income, tax brackets, average and marginal tax rates, tax withholding, deductions, and credits, and explain the motivation behind federal tax deductions such as mortgages, dependents, and charitable giving. They review the steps involved in filing a personal income tax return, explain the benefits of legitimate (legal) tax planning, and address some of the special issues that corporations and small businesses face in filing returns.
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