IRS Publications are informational booklets published by the IRS that provide taxpayers with detailed guidance on tax issues. These Publications cover a broad range of topics and can be as short as a page or two or as long as several hundred pages. For our first Tax Research Assignment, please select one IRS Publication(DO NOT CHOOSE PUBLICATION 17)and provide: 1) an explanation of why you chose the particular Publication; 2) a summary of the Publication's content; and 3) what you learned from the Publication.
- Your paper should be at least 2 full pages of content, not including the Cover Page or References page.
- Your paper should be double spaced.
- Please state information in your own words and avoid copying and pasting large blocks of information from the internet. Be sure to properly include in-text citations for quoted material.
- All IRS Publications can be found at IRS.gov-->Forms and Instruction-->Publications or directly at this address:https://apps.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/formsPublications.html. There are numerous IRS Publications - so please select one that is of interest to you.
- Please note that some Publications are much longer than others.
- Don't forget to include your reference list in APA style at the end of your paper.
7/4/22, 2:28 PM Tax Research Assignment 1 - ACCT 323 6981 Federal Income Tax I (2225) - UMGC Learning Management System https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/lms/dropbox/user/folder_submit_files.d2l?ou=683772&isprv=0&db=1283223&cfql=0 1/6 Tax Rubric Course: ACCT 323 6981 Federal Income Tax I (2225) Analysis and Evaluation 25 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0 Points Criterion Score Qualitati ve Analysis / 5 Quantitat ive Analysis / 5 Effective Use of Resource s Specific to Your Project / 5 Effective Use of Resource s Specific to Our Course / 5 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 7/4/22, 2:28 PM Tax Research Assignment 1 - ACCT 323 6981 Federal Income Tax I (2225) - UMGC Learning Management System https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/lms/dropbox/user/folder_submit_files.d2l?ou=683772&isprv=0&db=1283223&cfql=0 2/6 Analysis and Evaluation 25 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0 Points Criterion Score Ability to create a unified 'story' to meet goals of the deliverab le / 55 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points Meets Presentati on Requireme nts 10 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Points 0 Points Criterion Score Uses resources of our course / 5 Satisfies specific requirem ents for the presentat ion including on time submissi on / 5 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 7/4/22, 2:28 PM Tax Research Assignment 1 - ACCT 323 6981 Federal Income Tax I (2225) - UMGC Learning Management System https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/lms/dropbox/user/folder_submit_files.d2l?ou=683772&isprv=0&db=1283223&cfql=0 3/6 Basic Content in Place 25 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0 Points Criterion Score Basic Content in Place 25 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0 Points Criterion Score Illustrate s knowledg e of foundatio n materials / 5 Demonst rates applicatio n of key course concepts / 5 Effective Use of Resource s Specific to Your Project / 5 Qualitati ve Analysis / 5 Quantitat ive Analysis / 5 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points Advanced Content in Place 20 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Points 0 Points Criterion Score 7/4/22, 2:28 PM Tax Research Assignment 1 - ACCT 323 6981 Federal Income Tax I (2225) - UMGC Learning Management System https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/lms/dropbox/user/folder_submit_files.d2l?ou=683772&isprv=0&db=1283223&cfql=0 4/6 Advanced Content in Place 20 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Points 0 Points Criterion Score Illustrate s knowledg e of course materials / 5 Demonst rates applicatio n of advanced course concepts / 5 Effective Use of Advance d Resource s Specific to Your Project / 5 Tells a story to meet the goals of the deliverab le / 5 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 7/4/22, 2:28 PM Tax Research Assignment 1 - ACCT 323 6981 Federal Income Tax I (2225) - UMGC Learning Management System https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/lms/dropbox/user/folder_submit_files.d2l?ou=683772&isprv=0&db=1283223&cfql=0 5/6 Format including APA and Works Cited Specificati ons 10 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Points 0 Points Criterion Score Format including APA and Works Cited Specificati ons 10 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Points 0 Points Criterion Score Report prepared in your own words, avoiding excessive quotes / 5 Works Cited List with appropria te resources included / 5 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points Clarity, mechanics , and formatting 10 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0 Points Criterion Score Single Spacing, Double Spacing between paragrap hs, page numbers / 55 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 7/4/22, 2:28 PM Tax Research Assignment 1 - ACCT 323 6981 Federal Income Tax I (2225) - UMGC Learning Management System https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/lms/dropbox/user/folder_submit_files.d2l?ou=683772&isprv=0&db=1283223&cfql=0 6/6 Total / 100 Overall Score Clarity, mechanics , and formatting 10 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0 Points Criterion Score Reader focused, easy to follow, effective use of space such as charts and headings / 55 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points 5 Points 5 points minimum 4 Points 4 points minimum 3 Points 3 points minimum 2 Points 2 points minimum 1 Point 1 point minimum 0 Points 0 points minimum