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The company you work for is considering acquiring stock in another company, and the CEO does not fully understand how the acquisition will be accounted for. He needs more information on whether or not the stock being acquired will require use of the equity method of accounting for investments or require consolidation.

Required

Prepare a memo to the CEO explaining when an investment is accounted for using the equity method and when consolidation is required. Make sure you fully cover how investments are classified and accounted for using both methods and that your post is in memo format.

Using the information provided, calculate the weighted average number of common shares in
circulation for the year 2020.
 The common shares of a company were 120,000 on January 1, 2020.
 On February 1, the company issued 60,000 additional shares
 Another 48,000 were issued on March 1.
 On April 1, the company issued 24,000 new shares.
 On May 1, the company bought 36,000 portfolio shares
 Purchased another 36,000 portfolio shares on June 1.
 On July 1, he declared a 20% dividend in shares.
 On August 1, it issued 75,000 new shares.
 On August 15, it carried out a 1.50: 1 share split.
 On September 1, it issued another 18,000 shares
 On December 1, it acquired 6,000 portfolio shares

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Trans Atlantic Metals has two operating divisions. Its forging operation in Finland forges raw metal, cuts it, and then ships it to the United States where the company’s Gear Division uses the metal to produce finished gears. Operating expenses amount to $21.4 million in Finland and $61.4 million in the United States exclusive of the costs of any goods transferred from Finland. Revenues in the United States are $164 million.

If the metal were purchased from one of the company’s U.S. forging divisions, the costs would be $31.4 million. However, if it had been purchased from an independent Finnish supplier, the cost would be $41.4 million. The marginal income tax rate is 70 percent in Finland and 30 percent in the United States.

Required:

What is the company’s total tax liability to both jurisdictions for each of the two alternative transfer pricing scenarios ($31.4 million and $41.4 million)? (Enter your answers in dollars and not in millions of dollars.)

Total Tax Liability for 31.4:

Total Tax liability for 41.4:

Elegant Constructions is a construction company which was established in the year 2020. Ms. Adeela is the founder of the company. The company is involved in the construction of excellent quality buildings which had aesthetic elevations and appearance. Elegant Constructions Company became popular in Rustaq region in the Sultanate of Oman. Like all other companies, this new company also should get their financial statements audited. The financial statements and all other operations of the company was checked and verified by Ms. Zeenat, the head of Marketing Department who is very knowledgeable and has more 15 years of experience. The shareholders of the company and the audit committee decided to appoint Smart Audit Services as the auditors for the company.
Answer the following questions:

Identify the type of assurance engagement between Elegant Constructions and Smart Audit Services and Justify by explaining.   

‘Auditing and assurance are parts of the same process of verifying the information on the company’s accounting records for accuracy and compliance with the accounting standards and principles’- Explain.

C. Differentiate the audit services of Ms. Zeenat, the head of Marketing Department and Smart Audit Services, the auditors of the company.   

Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger claims that instead of an embargo, a more effective way to bring democracy to Cuba and other repressive nations would be to increase their exposure to the United States and other industrialized nations through trade and travel. Others claim, however, that governments that choose to violate human rights, expropriate private property, etc. must not be economically rewarded. Write a short essay that discusses the tension that frequently accompanies the use of economic means to achieve political ends. The reader of your essay should gain a solid illustration of the business uncertainties and business opportunities created by governmental trade policies.write down minimum 350 words.

Icebreaker Company (a U.S.-based company) sells parts to a foreign customer on December 1, 2020, with payment of 16,000 dinars to be received on March 1, 2021. Icebreaker enters into a forward contract on December 1, 2020, to sell 16,000 dinars on March 1, 2021. The forward points on the forward contract are excluded in assessing hedge effectiveness and are amortized to net income using a straight-line method on a monthly basis. Relevant exchange rates for the dinar on various dates are as follows: Date Spot Rate Forward Rate (to March 1, 2021) December 1, 2020 $ 2.70 $ 2.775 December 31, 2020 2.80 2.900 March 1, 2021 2.95 N/A Icebreaker must close its books and prepare financial statements at December 31. Company purchases materials from a foreign supplier on December 1, 2020, with payment of 16,000 dinars to be made on March 1, 2021. The materials are consumed immediately and recognized as cost of goods sold at the date of purchase. On December 1, 2020, Brandlin enters into a forward contract to purchase 16,000 dinars on March 1, 2021.

a-1. Assuming that Icebreaker designates the forward contract as a cash flow hedge of a foreign currency payable, prepare journal entries for the import purchase and foreign currency forward contract in U.S. dollars. a-2. What is the impact on 2020 net income? a-3. What is the impact on 2021 net income? a-4. What is the impact on net income over the two accounting periods? b-1. Assuming that Icebreaker designates the forward contract as a fair value hedge of a foreign currency payable, prepare journal entries for the import purchase and foreign currency forward contract in U.S. dollars. b-2. What is the impact on net income in 2020 and in 2021? b-3. What is the impact on net income over the two accounting periods?

Journal Entries for a-1: Record the purchase of materials. Record the forward contract. Record the entry to revalue the foreign currency account payable. Record the change in the fair value of the forward contract. Record the foreign exchange gain or loss on the forward contract. Record the amortization of the forward contract premium or discount. Record the entry to revalue the foreign currency account payable. Record the entry to adjust the carrying value of the forward contract to its current fair value. Record the foreign exchange gain or loss on the forward contract. Record the amortization of the forward contract premium or discount. Record settlement of the forward contract. Record the payment of dinars to the foreign supplier. Journal entries for b-1: Record the purchase of materials. Record the forward contract. Record the entry to revalue the foreign currency account payable. Record the change in the fair value of the forward contract Record the foreign exchange gain or loss on the forward contract. Record the entry to adjust the net amount recognized as foreign exchange gain or loss to reflect the amortization of the forward contract premium or discount. Record the entry to revalue the foreign currency account receivable. Record the entry to adjust the carrying value of the forward contract to its current fair value. Record the foreign exchange gain or loss on the forward contract.Record the entry to adjust the net amount recognized as foreign exchange gain or loss to reflect the amortization of the forward contract premium or discount. Record the settlement of the forward contract. Record the payment of dinars to the foreign supplier.

You are the Director of Global Compliance for a U.S. company that just created a revolutionary new portable personal computer (PPC) that is half the size of a laptop, performs the same functions as existing laptop computers but costs only half as much to manufacture. Several patents were filed and approved protect the unique design of this computer. Your CEO asked you to formulate a recommendation for how to expand into South America. Evaluate the pros and cons if you were to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in South America.

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