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Describe the tax ramifications of forming a partnership, and explain how each partner is taxed.
Explain the tax effects to the partnership and the partners upon the retirement or death of a partner.
Explain the tax consequences of life insurance with respect to transfers for value, lack of insurable interest, corporate distributions, charitable contributions, separation and divorce, additional compensation, and split-dollar arrangements.
Explain the income tax restrictions on certain amounts paid in connection with insurance contracts.
Explain the various requirements for treating stock redemptions as capital transactions.
Explain the attribution rules that apply to corporate stock redemptions.
Describe the significance of being classified as an unincorporated business entity for tax law purposes, and explain both the aggregate and entity theories for taxation of partnerships and partners.
Describe the extent to which life insurance death benefits may be excluded from gross income, and explain how life insurance living benefits are treated for income tax purposes.
Explain the income tax treatment of disability income payments, benefits payable from medical expense coverages, and premiums paid for both personal and business life and health insurance.
Explain what determines whether a life insurance policy is classified as a modified endowment contract (MEC).
Describe the characteristics of the corporate form of business, and explain its advantages and disadvantages.
Explain the requirements for the formation of an S corporation, and describe the advantages and disadvantages of being taxed as an S corporation.
Describe the requirements for incorporating a business under the nonrecognition provisions of the Code, and explain the respective roles of debt and equity in the corporate structure.
Explain how gain or loss on the sale or exchange of property is ascertained for federal income tax purposes.
Describe the rules for determining basis when property is acquired by purchase, exchange, gift, or inheritance.
Explain the rules with respect to like-kind exchanges of business or investment property.
Explain the rules with respect to nontaxable exchanges of insurance or annuity contracts.
Explain the rules for exclusion of gain when a principal residence is sold.
Explain what a capital asset is, and identify items that are not treated as capital assets.
Describe the special rule for taxation on the sale or exchange of depreciable or real property used in a trade or business.