Assignment 2: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Due Week 8 and worth 250 points
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed on December 22, 2017 and produced some of the most significant impacts in tax law in over 30 years. In this assignment, you will use the Internet or the Strayer University Online Library (https://research.strayer.edu) to research the tax reform changes brought about by the Tax Cuts and Job Act, analyze the impact these changes have on individual tax payers, and identify related tax planning strategies.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Summarize the purpose of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and explain the main objective(s) for its implementation.
Examine three significant changes brought forth by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and discuss at least two advantages and/or disadvantages of each.
Analyze the impact that each of the three significant changes has on the taxpayer as an individual and a family.
Recommend tax planning strategies to maximize tax savings based on the three significant changes identified. Provide a rationale.
Use at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. Internet websites that include a .gov or .org extension qualify as quality academic resources. It is suggested that you use Strayer University Online library, located at https://research.strayer.edu/.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires the use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Analyze the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on personal tax revenues, liabilities, deductions, and exemptions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
