Lynda: Income Tax Fundamentals (2015)

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Accounting and finance professors Jim and Kay Stice will make filing this year’s taxes a bit easier for you by explaining basic taxation concepts and terminology. In this course, they cover topics such as taxable income, tax brackets, average tax rates, withholdings, deductions, and credits, and explain the motivation behind federal tax deductions for mortgages, dependents, and charitable giving. They review the steps involved in filing a personal income tax return, address some of the issues that corporations and small businesses face in filing their returns, and cover the benefits of tax planning.

This is a self-contained introductory course to income tax, but if you’d like more information about accounting in general, check out the Stices’ foundational course, Accounting Fundamentals.
Topics include:
The history of income tax
Tax brackets, rates, deductions, and credits
Completing a basic tax return (1040A)
Tax planning
Shifting income
Understanding corporate income taxes
Avoiding tax-evasion schemes
Tax issues for small businessesContent:
Introduction 1m 53s
Welcome 1m 53s
1. Income Tax Overview 8m 51s
The history of income taxes 2m 16s
Different kinds of taxes 3m 3s
How many sets of books does a large company keep? 3m 32s
2. A Simple Income Tax System 22m 19s
“Taxman” by the Beatles 1m 8s
Tax brackets 3m 34s
Average and marginal tax rates 7m 9s
Tax deductions and tax credits 4m 55s
Ordinary income and capital gains income 5m 33s
3. Common Tax Loopholes and General Income Tax Policy 18m 1s
Who gets tax breaks? 1m 33s
Examples of individual and business tax breaks 6m 27s
The biggest tax loopholes in the US tax code 3m 47s
Income taxes and public policy 6m 14s
4. Completing a Basic Tax Return 30m 3s
Della and Dee Stice doing people’s taxes 1m 53s
Joint Form 1040A Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) 9m 32s
Joint Form 1040A to tax payment or tax refund 8m 47s
Itemized deductions 2m 4s
Single Form 1040A Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) 3m 5s
Single Form 1040A tax payment or tax refund 2m 45s
Online tax returns 1m 57s
5. Principles of Tax Planning 16m 24s
Tesla and tax planning 2m 11s
What is tax planning? 2m 24s
Strategy one: Shift income from one time period to another 4m 46s
Strategy two: Shift income from one pocket to another 4m 12s
Strategy three: Change the character of the income 2m 51s
6. Corporate Income Taxes 14m 55s
How large are corporate income taxes? 2m 12s
Business structures 4m 42s
General corporate income tax issues 4m 51s
Multinational corporate income tax issues 3m 10s
7. Income Taxes: Planning vs. Evasion 11m 29s
US income tax on income from foreign countries 1m 53s
Common tax evasion schemes: Refusing to file, understating income, and hiding income “offshore” 4m 8s
Common tax evasion schemes: Claiming personal expenses, paying above-market wages, and classifying workers incorrectly 5m 28s
8. Common Income Tax Issues for Small Businesses 13m 11s
Tax issues for small businesses 1m 21s
Keep good records, don’t hide income, and deduct only reasonable business expenses 5m 36s
Employee vs. contractor, business structure, and tax advisors 3m 35s
Is your goal to minimize your income taxes? 2m 39s
Conclusion 7m 41s
Taxes can be complex, but you have the basic tools 1m 40s
Review 4m 29s
Concluding income tax advice 1m 32s