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ve.. M McGraw-Hill Conn. HBO NOW chapter 16 Mastery (Mastery) eBook Calculator Problem 16-45 (a) (LO. 5, 6) Byzantine Company is a large real estate construction company that has made a Subchapter S election. The company reports its income using the percentage of completion method. In 2020, the company completed a contract at a total cost of $10,000,000. The contract price was $13,500,000. At the end of 2019, the year the contract was begun, Byzantine estimated the total cost of the contract would be $12,000,000. Total accumulated cost on the contract at the end of 2019 was $6,500,000. The relevant tax rate is 35%, and the relevant Federal interest rate is 4%. Assume that all income tax returns were filed and taxes were paid on March 15 following the end of the calendar tax year. For parts (a) and (b), round any division to 2 decimal places. If required, round your final answer to the nearest dollar. a. The gross profit on the contract for 2019 is $ 1,685,185 X and for 2020 is s b. The lookback interest due with the 2020 return is $ Before bidding on a contract, Byzantine generally makes three estimates of total contract costs: (1) optimistic, (2) pessimistic, and (3) most likely (based on a blending of optimistic and pessimistic assumptions). The company has asked you to write a letter explaining which of these estimates should be used for percentage of completion purposes. In writing your letter, you should consider the fact that Byzantine C. is incorporated and has made an S corporation election. Therefore, the income and deductions flow through to the shareholders who are all Individuals in the 35% marginal tax bracket. Round the interest equivalent to four decimals places before converting to a percentage. Young, Hoffman, Raabe, Maloney, & Nellen, CPAS 5191 Natorp Boulevard Mason, OH 45040 Board of Directors Byzantine Company 400 Front Avenue Ashland, OR 97520

Answer 1

Byzantine Company Requirement a 2019 GP = (cost to date/est. total cost)(contract price) - cost to date = (6,500,000/12,000,000) (13,500,000) - 6,500,000 = $812,500 reported GP in 2019 2020 GP = total rev.- total cost - GP prev. years = 13,500,000 - 10,000,000 - 812,500 = $2,687,500 GP 2020 Requirement b lookback interest due or receivable with the 2020 tax return. = (6,500,000/10,000,000)(13,500,000) - 6,500,000 = $2,275,000 income that should have been reported in 2019 taxable income was understated by $1,462,500 (1,462,500) (35%) = 511,875 Federal income tax underpaid (511,875)(4%) = 20,475 interest payment for underpaid amount Requirement The estimates should be as accurate as possible. The profits should neither be understated or overstated Should refrain from tax violation and correctly project taxable interest The estimates should based on relaible assumptions.