Lorin management services has an unfunded postretirement benefit plan. on december 31, 2018, the following data were available concerning changes in the plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation with respect to one of lorin's employees: apbo at the beginning of 2018 $ 16,364 interest cost: ($16,364 × 10%) 1,636 service cost: ($44,000 × 1/22) 2,000 portion of epbo attributed to 2018 apbo at the end of 2018 $ 20,000 required: 1. over how many years is the expected postretirement benefit obligation being expensed (attribution period)? 2. what is the expected postretirement benefit obligation at the end of 2018? 3. when was the employee hired by lorin? 4. what is the expected postretirement benefit obligation at the beginning of 2018?

Ann and jack have been partners for several years. their​ firm, a​ & j tax​ preparation, has been very​ successful, as the pair agree on most​ business-related questions. one​ disagreement, however, concerns the legal form of their business. for the past two​ years, ann has tried to convince jack to incorporate. she believes that there is no downside to incorporating and sees only benefits. jack strongly​ disagrees; he thinks that the business should remain a partnership forever. ​ first, take​ ann's side, and explain the positive side to incorporating the business. ​ next, take​ jack's side, and state the advantages to remaining a partnership. ​ lastly, what information would you want if you were asked to make the decision for ann and​ jack? which of the following statements are the advantages of a partnership compared to a​ corporation? ​(choose all that​ apply.) a. less expensive to organize. b. ownership is readily transferable. c. lower income taxes. d. owners have limited liability. e. long life of firm.