| | | | | * Question 3 0 out of 2 points | | | You recently sold 100 shares of your new company, XYZ Corporation, to your brother at a family reunion. At the reunion your brother gave you a check for the stock and you gave your brother the stock certificates. Which of the following statements best describes this transaction?Answer | | | | | | | Correct Answer: | This is an example of a direct transfer of capital. | | | | | * Question 4 0 out of 2 points | | | Which of the following could explain why a business might choose to operate as a corporation rather than as a sole proprietorship or a partnership?Answer | | | | | | | Correct Answer: | Corporate shareholders escape liability for the firm's debts, but this factor may be offset by the tax disadvantages of the corporate form of organization. | | | | | * Question 5 2 out of 2 points | | | Money markets are markets forAnswer | | | | | | | Correct Answer: | Short-term debt securities.
Their current FMV at the date of the theft was $12,000. The antiques were not insured. Neil’s AGI for the current year is $60,000. What is the amount of Neil’s deductible casualty loss in the current year? 4) In 2013, Sarah loans Seymour $5,000 for his use in establishing his business.
The idea was to protect the owners of companies from lawsuits. Actually the rich saw it as a way to lower their taxes, fool the uneducated, and to be irresponsible for their cheating and lies. Wal-Mart, which started out selling all American made products, soon started selling products made in sweatshops in foreign counties and we the people did not care and we scooped up the bargains. Now, these Super Corporations, who answer only to the board members and owners, cut the employees pay, use part timers to avoid benefits and count their billions while families are starving. We the people allowed these corporations to get the upper
The group that suffered a great deal - proportional to their income - was the middle class. Their hard earned savings disappeared overnight. They did not have the wealth or land to fall back on as the rich had. Many middle class families had to sell family heirlooms to survive. It is not surprising that many of those middle class, who suffered in 1923, were to turn to Hitler and the Nazi Party.
(TCOs 3, 4, 5, & 7) Damien, not a dealer in real estate, sold real estate with a basis of $250,000 for $500,000 cash, a note for $250,000, and the buyer assumed Damien’s mortgage on the property of $125,000. During the year, the purchaser paid Damien $30,000 principal and
In 2013 the couple sold their house for $500,000 and bought a new house for $700,000 in cash. When they sold their house they paid 6% to the real estate agent which in total was $30,000 in fees. They file jointly and had joint ownership of the sold property. Research Issue Is the sale of the home in 2013 made by Mr. Junkiewicz and his wife a taxable transaction? Law and Analysis The taxpayer relief act of 1997 exempted from taxation the profits on the sale of a personal residence of up to $500,000 for married couples filing jointly and $250,000 for singles.
(TCOs 3, 4, 5, & 7) During the past two years, through extensive advertising and improved customer relations, Beech Corporation estimated that it had developed customer goodwill worth $100,000. For the current year, determine the amount of goodwill Beech Corporation may amortize. Question 6. (TCOs 3, 4, 5, & 7) Damien, not a dealer in real estate, sold real estate with a basis of $250,000 for $500,000 cash, a note for $250,000, and the buyer assumed Damien’s mortgage on the property of $125,000. During the year, the purchaser paid Damien $30,000 principal and $72,000 interest on the note and paid $6,000 principal and $18,000 interest on the mortgage he assumed.
When corruption occurs it damages the reputation of the employees and the business. Society relied upon this firm to assist in making them money but the firm was more concerned with their bottom line. Many of the individuals doing business with these firms lost their life savings and destroyed some of the trust that investors have with the Wall Street firms. It makes people have second thoughts about investing in the stock market. Another effect this unethical behavior had on these organizations been they agreed to pay a penalty of over $1.43 billion dollars as compensation to the victims.
These institutions borrowed billions of dollars to purchase companies they weren’t experts in, allowed no money down mortgages, and used financial devices to calculate exactly how much they could lose if things went wrong so they needed little money on hand in reserve. However, in 2007 and 2008 when interest rates began to rise, asset prices fell, and borrowers couldn’t pay off debts the “Dumb Money era” crashed and burned and took the American economy down with it. The government and taxpayers are now responsible for paying off the $700 billion bank and financial institution bailout, along with many companies needing to shut down and lay off thousands of workers as well. Alan Greenspan appeared before congress in 2009 to discuss that after reevaluating his theories on which the “Dumb Money” era was based on (low interest rates, unregulated markets, and the ability to use debt instruments to manage risk) he found an error in his judgment. Gross believes that if we continue to listen to people like Alan Greenspan, another “Dumb Money” age may
________________________________________ 7. Bob Fox, a cash basis taxpayer, earned a $140,000 salary as president of Jasper Corp. in 2010. In addition, on December 2 he was granted a $50,000 bonus by the board for his excellent performance in 2010. Bob asked the payroll manager to "hold" the bonus check until 2011. What is Bob's gross income for 2010?