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Provided: Instructions and Sample example paper for you to model off of. The Sample paper is 8 pages long, the paper I require will probably not need as much so do not stress to satisfy the page requirement. Vice versa if it requires a page more then no problem I will add a tip. The instructions and sample will be attached. It is a lot of writing in the instructions. I recommend just reading the format instructions and then reading the attached PDFs.
Research Paper Format Instructions:
The research paper format should be
1) Facts-A brief statement of the facts that  have a tax effect
2) Issue-The tax questions raised by the facts
3) Conclusion-A brief answer to the question, without any statement as to why.
4) Reasoning: This is “why” your answer is what it is. It is likely the bulk of the paper. Give primary authority for each statement made.
Explanation of Conclusion vs Reasoning: An example
The facts are a car dealer allowed a valued employee to purchase one of his cars for significantly less than it cost the employer.
The “Issue” was:   “whether a very large discount offered an employee on a product is income?”
The Conclusion could be as simple as:  “Yes” or “Yes, to the extent the selling price is below the employer’s cost”
The conclusion is thus just the answer, without explaining why.
Then in “Reasoning” you would explain why you reached the conclusion you did citing and explaining the rules used, and citing the authoritative source for your answer, such as a IRC section or regulation, Court Decision etc.
Citations can be in the form of footnotes, either on each page, or in legal format embedded after the statement being supported.  Do not use endnotes.
However, every statement of a rule or law that you use in your paper must be supported and cited to the primary authority from which it is derived. Sources like the textbook or IRS consumer publications, while helpful, are not
authority you can cite.
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**The Research Problem Provided: 
John Smith is an employee of Raytheon Corporation who specializes in the repair of
sensitive defense equipment manufactured by his employer. Raytheon has a 3-year
contract with the defense department to maintain and repair the equipment located at a
Military base in rural Oklahoma. In order to fulfill that contract, Raytheon rents a
house in a civilian development a few blocks from the base and requires John to live
there so he can efficiently and promptly respond to contract repairs required at the base.
John moves in with his family in June of 2021 and continues to live there through a
2024 renewal of the contract. Raytheon pays the $2.500 per month rent on the house,
along with all the associated utilities, internet and TV costing $700 per month, but
provides it free of charge to John. John’s wife also requests weekly deliveries of
groceries through Raytheon, which places the orders with a local supermarket, which in
turn delivers them to John’s home. The value of these groceries is $10,000 per year, free
of charge to John. Finally, Raytheon arranges for John to receive meals at its expense
when John is working on the base. The meals are worth $1,500 per year. John is also
provided with a leased car for his use, which costs Raytheon $700 per month. He stores
his tools at the house, and uses company provided internet and computers at the house
to support his services and communicate with Raytheon and the Military with regard to
the contract.
Question: What effect, if any, will these transactions have on John’s federal tax
liabilities for the 2021-2023 tax years.
Please state, clearly and succinctly, the tax effect on Smith, if any, of these transactions.
Use the format 1) Facts-2) Issue-3) Conclusion-4) Reasoning. Answer the questions
asked only, not what you wish I had asked. Give your reasoning and valid legal authority
for each statement you make, citing the source in each case. Only primary sources are
valid, such as the Internal Revenue Code, Regulations and Rulings, and case law. The
textbook, annotations in Checkpoint Edge, CCH AnswerConnect, Bloomberg Tax, or
other texts, or IRS consumer publications, may be useful in focusing your research, but
they are not primary authority and should not be cited as authority. You paper should
only be as long as necessary to succinctly answer the questions. 
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