Jerome, Inc., owned a single short-term available-for-sale security with a cost of $40,000 and a fair value of $40,500 at December 31 of the previous year. At that time, an adjusting entry was recorded for the fair value adjustment with a debit to Fair Value Adjustment—Available-for-sale for $500 and a credit to Unrealized Gain—Equity for $500. Jerome sold that security for $39,900 on January 4 of the current year. Complete the necessary journal entry for January 4th by selecting the account names from the pull-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit and credit columns. (Assume that the portion of the entry that removes the balance in the Unrealized Gain—Equity and Fair Value Adjustment—Available-for-sale (ST) accounts will be made in a separate journal entry.)

Benton company (bc), a calendar year entity, has one owner, who is in the 37% federal income tax bracket (any net capital gains or dividends would be taxed at a 20% rate). bc's gross income is $395,000, and its ordinary trade or business deductions are $245,000. ignore the standard deduction (or itemized deductions) and the deduction for qualified business income. if required, round computations to the nearest dollar. a. bc is operated as a proprietorship, and the owner withdraws $100,000 for personal use. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and the tax liability associated with the income from the sole proprietorship is $ . b. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays no dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . the shareholder's tax liability is $ . c. bc is operated as a c corporation and pays out no salary or dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . d. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays out the remainder of its earnings as dividends. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ .