Question

ang, a qualified appraiser of fine art and other collectibles, was advising Jaime when she was determining the amount of the charitable contribution deduction for a gift of sculpture to a museum. Pang sanctioned a $686,000 appraisal, even though he knew that the market value of the piece was only $300,000. Jaime assured Pang that she had never been audited by the IRS and that the risk of the government questioning his appraisal was negligible.

But Jaime was wrong, and her return was audited. The IRS used its own appraisers to set the value of the sculpture at $290,000. Jaime is in the 28% Federal income tax bracket, while Pang's fee for preparing the appraisal was $8,500.

a. Enter the penalty that the IRS can assess against Pang: $.

b. Assume instead that the appraisers the IRS used set the value of the sculpture at $490,000. Enter the penalty amount: $

Answer 1

a. Enter the penalty that the IRS can assess against Pang: $.

b. Assume instead that the appraisers the IRS used set the value of the sculpture at $490,000. Enter the penalty amount: $

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