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Tim is a plumber who joined a barter club.  This year Tim exchanges plumbing services for a new roof.  The roof is properly valued at $2,500, but Tim would have only billed $2,200 for the plumbing services.  What amount of income should Tim recognize on the exchange of his services for a roof?  Would your answer change if Tim would have normally billed $3,000 for his services?

Assume the same facts as in the previous problem, and that Nancy would like to have Alfonzo stay on as a consultant after all of his shares are redeemed. She would pay him a modest amount of $500 per month. Nancy wants to know if there is any de minimis rule such that Alfonso would not be treated as having retained a prohibited interest in the company because he is receiving such a small amount of money. Consult Lynch v. Comm’r, 801 F.2d 1176 (9th Cir. 1986), reversing 83 TC 597 (1984); Seda v. Comm’r, 82 TC 484 (1984); and Cerone v. Comm’r, 87 TC 1 (1986).

Presented below are three unrelated situations. (a) Dwayne Wade Company recently signed a lease for a new office building, for a lease period of 10 years. Under the lease agreement, a security deposit of $12,000 is made, with the deposit to be returned at the expiration of the lease, with interest compounded at 10% per year. What amount will the company receive at the time the lease expires? (b) Serena Williams Corporation, having recently issued a $20 million, 15-year bond issue, is committed to make annual sinking fund deposits of $600,000. The deposits are made on the last day of each year and yield a return of 10%. Will the fund at the end of 15 years be sufficient to retire the bonds? If not, what will the deficiency be? (c) Under the terms of his salary agreement, president Rex Walters has an option of receiving either an immediate bonus of $40,000, or a deferred bonus of $70,000 payable in 10 years. Ignoring tax considerations and assuming a relevant interest rate of 8%, which form of settlement should Walters accept?

How would you interpret a large increase in the CBOE volatility index (VIX)? Explain why the VIX increased substantially during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. (LO5)

Kenoly Corporation owns a patent that has a carrying amount of $300,000. Kenoly expects future net cash flows from this patent to total $210,000. The fair value of the patent is $110,000. Prepare Kenoly’s journal entry, if necessary, to record the loss on impairment.

1. Would it be possible for an economy to function without a central bank? 2. What effect would a substantial increase in the sale of government bonds and Treasury bills have on interest rates?

What is a trimming operation in the context of impression die forging?

A taxpayer is planning to stay in their second home for the entire month of September but not any other days during the year. They would like the home to fall into the residence-with-significant-rental-use category for tax purposes. What is the maximum number of days they can rent out the home and have it qualify?

Briefly describe the origin of the Federal Reserve System. Describe the functions of the Fed district banks. (LO1)

Different types of financial institutions commonly interact. Specifically, they may provide loans to each other and take opposite positions on many different types of financial agreements, whereby one will owe the other based on a specific financial outcome. Explain why these kinds of relationships create concerns about systemic risk. (LO4)

What decision approach would you have used if you were Tate? Why?

What does the term size effect mean in metal cutting?

1.      : What type of team does the new CIO have? What do you see as the key problem with the team?

Explain the difference between an ideal standard and a currently          attainable standard.

On November 10 of year 1, Javier purchased a building, including the land it was on, to assemble his new equipment. The total cost of the purchase was $1,200,000; $300,000 was allocated to the basis of the land, and the remaining $900,000 was allocated to the basis of the building.  a. Using MACRS, what is Javier’s depreciation deduction on the building for years 1 through 3? b. What would be the year 3 depreciation deduction if the building was sold on August 1 of year 3? c. Answer the question in part (a), except assume the building was purchased and placed in service on March 3 instead of November 10. d. Answer the question in part (a), except assume that the building is residential property. e. What would be the depreciation for 2024, 2025, and 2026 if the property were nonresidential property purchased and placed in service November 10, 2007 (assume the same original basis)?

Why are abrasive processes technologically and commercially important?

On February 1, 2014, Hewitt Construction Company obtained a contract to build an athletic stadium. The stadium (for a local high school) was to be built at a total cost of $5,400,000 and was scheduled for completion by September 1, 2016. One clause of the contract stated that Hewitt was to deduct $15,000 from the $6,600,000 billing price for each week that completion was delayed. Completion was delayed 6 weeks, which resulted in a $90,000 penalty. Below are the data pertaining to the construction period. 2014 2015 2016 Costs to date $1,620,000 $3,850,000 $5,500,000 Estimated costs to complete 3,780,000 1,650,000 –0– Progress billings to date 1,200,000 3,300,000 6,510,000 Cash collected to date 1,000,000 2,800,000 6,510,000 Instructions (a) Using the percentage-of-completion method, compute the estimated gross profit recognized in the years 2014–2016. (b) Prepare a partial balance sheet for December 31, 2015, showing the balances in the receivables and inventory accounts.

: Describe how motivation is related to individual needs

Jeremy earned $100,000 in salary and $6,000 in interest income during the year.Jeremy has two qualifying dependent children who live with him. He qualifies to file as head of household and has $17,000 in itemized deductions.Neither of his dependents qualifies for the child tax credit. a. Use the 2017tax rate schedules to determine Jeremy’s taxes due.

: Describe content theories of motivation.

Identify sources of leader power and the tactics that leaders use to influence others.

Suppose you asked your favorite AI query tool “How do taxpayers treat organizational expenditures for tax purposes?” The AI tool provided the following response:

: Describe process theories of motivation.

Jorge and Anita, married taxpayers, earn $150,000 in taxable income and $40,000 in interest from an investment in City of Heflin bonds.  Using the U.S. tax rate schedule for married filing jointly (see Example 1-3), how much federal tax will they owe?  What is their average tax rate?  What is their effective tax rate?  What is their current marginal tax rate?

Widjaja Company is accounting for a longterm construction contract using the percentage-of-completion method. It is a 4-year contract that is currently in its second year. The latest estimates of total contract costs indicate that the contract will be completed at a profit to Widjaja Company. Instructions (a) What theoretical justification is there for Widjaja Company’s use of the percentage-of-completion method? (b) How would progress billings be accounted for? Include in your discussion the classification of progress billings in Widjaja Company financial statements. (c) How would the income recognized in the second year of the 4-year contract be determined using the cost-to-cost method of determining percentage of completion? (d) What would be the effect on earnings per share in the second year of the 4-year contract of using the percentage-of-completion method instead of the completed-contract method? Discuss.