John is a cash-basis taxpayer. He received the following items of income in December Year 3: The loan on his truck was forgiven because he performed some accounting work for the dealer. He owed $2,000 at the time. He received a retainer of $500 from a new client to guarantee that his services would be available in February when the client would need help preparing financial statements. He finally received the $800 for work he completed in November of Year 1. Required:
How much of this income must John include on his Year 3 tax return?

You operate a small advertising agency. you employ two secretaries, a graphic designer, three sales representatives, and an office coordinator. 1. what types of things would you consider when determining how to compensate each position? describe two (2) considerations. 2. what type of compensation plan would you use for each position?

If an investment has 35 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio, its beta will be:

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions