Question 1-2: What are the three principal forms of business organization? What are the advantages and disadvantages? The three forms of business organizations are proprietorship, partnership, and corporations. The first two forms proprietorship and partnership are very similar based on advantages and disadvantages. Advantages are that it is easily and inexpensively formed, there are very few government regulations and the income is not subject to corporate taxation but taxes on the proprietors
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with this summer is Sommerville & Associates, P.C in Arlington, Texas. The company assists individuals and nonprofits with their tax and compliance relative needs. I. Company background: Sommervile & Associates, P.C was incorporated in 2002 under the name Ratliff & Sommerville, P.C. The firms split in 2009 into Sommerville & Associates, P.C doing tax practice and Ratliff & Associates, P.C doing financial statement practice. The firm’s operating philosophy is that highly trained
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Corporation Special Situations and Organization Structure (50 pts) Jane, Hunter, Renee, and Lynn form Bradley Corporation with the following consideration: | Basis to Transferor | Fair Market Value | Number of Shares Issued | From Jane - Equipment ($20,000 of depreciation taken by Jane in prior years) | $90,000 | $270,000 | 50* | From Hunter - Secret process | $5,000 | $100,000 | 20 | From Renee - Cash | $50,000 | $50,000 | 10 | From Lynn - Inventory | $85,000 | $130,000 | 20** |
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Financial Statements Paper Thomas Hastings ACC/290 April,11,2012 Rolland Roup Financial Statements Paper In the accounting world there are four different financial statements. These financial statements provide a very wide amount of information which is very valuable information to internal and external users in many different types of companies. These four financial statements are the balance sheet, income statement, retained earnings and statement of cash flow. These four financial statements
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where they do business. They often accomplished this by paying taxes to the governing body of these communities and by their interactions within the communities. Some communities with a good business base have the potential to alleviate much of the tax burden on the local homeowners and can also enhance the number of community offerings in the form of parks, recreation and relaxation. Since 1946 Target has given 5% of it’s’ income to support and enrich the communities they serve. Today that equals
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that would come at a great cost to national security. For many service members, the only reason to stay in the military for 20-plus years is for the benefits. When service members retire from the military, they receive healthcare for a minimal fee, tax-free shopping on base, and a pension that pays two-and-a-half percent of their base pay for each year of service. Considering some retire at age 38, the pension can become very costly over the course of one’s life. The normal civilian-sector job does
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Part One: The Chile Wine Industry The Chilean wine industry has experienced various transformations over the past 30 years – its quality revolution led by the complete technological renovation during the 1980s, the export boom of the 1990s, and the new terror developments during the 2000 decade. This transformation has allowed a new generation of talented viticulturists and winemakers to capitalize on Chile’s viticultural paradise and to produce World Class Wines of unique character and personality
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& INCOME TAX REGULATIONS INTRODUCTION: GAAR stands for “General Anti-Avoidance rule. Countries impose taxes on various types with the objective of raising revenue for Government spending. Taxpayers may be expected to minimize their tax liabilities by arranging their affairs in a manner that is termed tax efficient i.e. through tax mitigation. GAAR: Tax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime to one's own advantage, to reduce the amount of tax that is payable
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services. In countries that have solid taxation systems, revenue from taxes will be great. The more revenue there is coming from taxes, the more money there will be left over for the government to provide public services to its citizens. Without the tax revenue that taxation offers, services such as protection from national police, provision of a transportation infrastructure, social security services, etc,. Social security services like welfare check programs help spread the wealth around a nation
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Sin Taxes House Bill 5727, or the Sin Tax Bill, aims to restructure the existing taxes imposed on alcohol and tobacco goods. Duties on these products are a potential revenue source that will help fund the Universal Health Care Program of the administration. Likewise, higher taxes—and consequently higher costs—are seen as a deterrent to the consumption of “sin” products, whose adverse effects are mostly borne by the poorer segments of society. Why are we supporting it? 1. To promote health by discouraging
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