Gwen Stefani makes the following charitable donations in the current year:
1. Inventory held for resale in Gwen Stefani’s business (a sole proprietorship)
Basis $ 8,000, Market Value $ 7,200
2. Stock in Driskoll, Inc., held as an investment (acquired two years ago)
Basis 16,000, Market Value 40,000
3. Coin collection held as an investment (acquired five years ago)
Basis 4,000, Market Value 20,000
The Driskoll stock and the inventory were given to Gwen Stefani’s church, and the coin collection was given to the Salvation Army. Both donees promptly sold the property for the stated fair market value. Disregarding percentage limitations, Gwen Stefani’s current charitable contribution deduction is:
In: Accounting
Two unmarried individuals, Albert and Bernia each earn adjusted gross income of $100,000 for tax purposes. Their personal income and professional activities are fundamentally identical. In each of the following independent cases, decide whether the pairs are "equal" who should pay the same amount if income tax or "unequals" who should pay different amounts of income tax.
a. Albert donates $6,000 to the church where he regularly worships and Benita is an atheist who does not make similar expenditures
b. Albert enjoys children and has three children that he supports, but Benita has no children
c. Albert incurs medical costs of $600, and Benita does not incur any medical costs
In: Accounting
5.Which of the following is NOT part of the key elements when considering designing an organisational structure?
(a) Direction of organisation
(b) Chain of command
(c) Span of control
(d) Formalisation
When the Hong Kong Police organises its forces according to the different regions of Hong Kong in which the forces work, this is an example of which type of organisational structure?
(a) Market structure
(b) Customer structure
(c) Product structure
(d) Geographic structure
The Catholic Church is famous for its very flat structure. One way organisations can keep their hierarchy flat is to __________.
(a) decrease the span of control
(b) increase the numbers of levels of management
(c) decentralise decision making
(d) enlarge job
In: Operations Management
Global Issues and Trends in Healthcare
Answer the essay question below and give your reasons and examples.
Create a brief disease profile on the disease known as Stroke (cerebrovascular disease). What sources provide trusted background information about the symptoms of the disease and ways to prevent and treat it? What sources provide good statistical information about how many people worldwide are affected by the condition? What can academic publications contribute to your profile?
In: Nursing
What is the difference between primary algae and secondary algae? Six major groups of algae. How are they classified into these groups, and what is unique about each group? What is the difference between diatoms and coccoliths found in algae? What is the difference between foraminiferans and radiolarians found in protozoa? What characteristics differentiate the protozoan groups (foraminiferans and radiolarians) from the algal groups (diatoms and coccoliths) from a microscopic examination? Of what economic and academic value are these organisms?
In: Biology
Part A - Discussion on the audit report
The audit report is the key product of the auditing and assurance process. Using an essay format, discuss the values, issues, and future of the audit report. You are required to cite at least three readings, and two of them must be academic articles from the literature (use the Google Scholar or UoN’s library/database). The textbooks such as Moroney, et al. (2017) do not qualify as an article. APA 6th is required with an appropriate reference list.
In: Accounting
"Creating A Guiding Coalition"
Read the article titled “Leading Change in Libraries: A Case Study”. Reflect on your academic career thus far. The decision to continue your formal education was a change that you implemented in your personal life. Whom did you place on your list as a guiding coalition and why? (Note: You do not have to list individual names. Substitute names for titles or positions are advised.)
NEEDED ANSWERING LIKE ASP!!!
In: Operations Management
Direction: Information must be 200 word count
Chapter 3 Speaking and Listening
Identify the key instructional and management moves that support student success.
1. What role does evidence-base reading and writing play in supporting students with academic conversations?
2. How do these practices affect student understanding and comprehension?
3. What role does assessment play in supporting students to achieve proficiency with speaking and listening standards?
In: Psychology
Design an experiment to determine the effect which commuting versus living on campus has on a college student's academic success and use it to answer the following questions:
1. What is your hypothesis?
2. Who will be in the sample? (Who will be the participants?)
3. How will you conduct the research? (What will be the treatment/experimental group versus the control group?)
4. What are the independent and dependent variables?
5. What do you need to do from an ethics standpoint?
In: Psychology
Mobile and wireless devices are being increasingly used in the Business Administration and Management Industry. write a three-page paper that discusses three (3) mobile apps that could be used in business management. How do these apps increase the productivity of business managers and their customers? Are there any drawbacks involved in using these apps?
Your paper should include:
1. A three-page discussion of the problem.
2. A conclusion and list of all academic references used.
In: Computer Science