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In which case did the taxpayer derive assessable income during the year ended 30 June 2020?...

In which case did the taxpayer derive assessable income during the year ended 30 June 2020?

a.

Fridge World sells refrigerators. On 30 June 2020, it sells a refrigerator for $2,000. The customer enters into a lay-by arrangement by paying an initial deposit of $400. For the next four weeks, the customer continues to make $400 payments until the final $200 instalment is paid on 2 August 2020;

b.

Learn to Dance is a dancing school. On 30 June 2020, it receives a non-refundable upfront payment of $150 from a customer for 3 dancing lessons (ie. $50 each). The three dance lessons are conducted on 6 July, 13 July and 20 July 2020;

c.

Malik received a $10,000 bonus from his employer on 12 July 2020 in appreciation of his hard work for the year ended 30 June 2020;

d.

Julie, a chartered accountant practicing as a sole practitioner, invoiced some clients $12,000 on 30 June 2020 for services provided up to that date. Julie received this amount in the mail on 10 July 2020.

In: Accounting

US income growth slowed to 2.7% from 5.3% in the previous quarter. The 2.7% came in...

US income growth slowed to 2.7% from 5.3% in the previous quarter. The 2.7% came in well below the forecasted 3.5%.” Assume Hong Kong and the US are on a fixed exchange rate regime, while the US and Europe are on a flexible exchange rate regime. As income growth in the US decelerates, what do you expect to happen to


a) The US trade balance with Hong Kong?


In: Economics

Demand and supply. Show in a diagram the effect on the demand curve, the supply curve,...

Demand and supply. Show in a diagram the effect on the demand curve, the supply

curve, the equilibrium price and quantity of each of the following pairs of events.

a. The market for hand-sanitizers in New York at the beginning of April 2020.

i. The number of Covid-19 cases increases exponentially starting from 1st March 2020;

ii. On March 9, 2020 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo allowed for state

production of hand-sanitizers.

b. The market for touristic services in Spain in Summer 2020.

i. The European Union imposes travel restrictions to free movement of people (for

leisure) due to the healthcare crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic.

ii. New cleaning protocols require higher standard of sanitization in hotels and public

places to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.

c. The market for real estate in Italy in Spring 2020.

i. Due to the severe restrictions imposed by the lockdown starting from 5th March 2020,

a growing number of families searched for homes with a garden;

ii. The lockdown period produced a GDP fall by 12.4% in second quarter 2020

In: Economics

As public pressure for corporate accountability and ethical behavior increases, businesses and industries are putting more...

As public pressure for corporate accountability and ethical behavior increases, businesses and industries are putting more emphasis on establishing and publicly sharing their codes of ethics with stakeholders. Businesses adopt these to help guide corporate decision-making, but they can be used against them when businesses stray from their stated codes. For instance, Enron’s 64-page code of ethics was Exhibit #1 at the trial of its CEO, Ken Lay, after the company imploded. Stuart Gilman, president of the Ethics Resource Center in Washington, D.C., said that, for Enron, “ethics was simply a piece of paper with three Ps—print, post [in the company lunchroom], and then pray that something is actually going to happen.”

In order to complete this discussion assignment, you will need to:

  1. Select a company that you are familiar with as a customer, employee, or investor.
  2. Locate a copy of the company’s code of ethics. You can generally find this on their Web site in the “About Us” section of the site. Make sure to get the link/URL for the code of ethics when you are there, because you need to include that link in your initial post.
  3. Do some general research about the company you selected regarding possible activities by the company or its leadership that either violates or supports this code of ethics. You will use this information to support the position you take in your initial post.

For Discussion

Please respond to ALL of the following questions in your initial post:

  1. Share the company you selected, the link/URL to the company’s code of ethics, and your reason for selecting the company.
  2. Based on your reading of the company’s code of ethics, and your research into the activities of the company, what grade would you give them for adhering to their code of ethics? Use the same grading scale you are evaluated by: A, B, C, D, F. Provide your reasoning for assigning them the grade you did.
  3. Now, consider the industry in which the company operates (e.g., Disney in the entertainment industry). Are there forces at work in that industry that makes it easier or harder to be ethical?
  4. Are there external factors (public opinion, social norms, attitudes, values) that influence public perception of the company’s ethical behavior? For example, even though cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris may conduct its business according to its own code of ethics, some people believe it is unethical for them to make and sell a product that is known to cause cancer.
  5. Does a company’s adherence or nonadherence to a code of ethics influence your decision to do business with them?

In: Statistics and Probability

Write three to four paragraphs using the below scenario and attach your submission. Remember to check...

Write three to four paragraphs using the below scenario and attach your submission. Remember to check the rubric before submitting.

Sharing Trade Secrets Scenario

Suppose there are two large, competing telecommunication firms in your city (Company X and Company Y). The companies are hostile to each other. You have worked for Company X for five years in a position that gives you access to company trade secrets. You are now interviewing for a job with Company Y that would be a substantial step up in your career. During the interview, you get the impression that Company Y expects you to share your knowledge, including the trade secrets, if they hire you.

  1. What are the ethical issues involved?
  2. What are the legal issues?
  3. Are they the same as the ethical issues?

Let's say that you have signed a non-disclosure agreement as part of your condition of employment with Company X.

  1. Does this change the ethics involved?
  2. Suppose Company X fired you. Would the ethics involved change?

In: Computer Science

Your company gives everyone who applies to your company a proficiency test. Your boss likes to...

Your company gives everyone who applies to your company a proficiency test. Your boss likes to hire people who fall in the "average" range. They feel that people who score exceptionally high on the test are more likely to leave for a better job, and people who score very low are not productive enough. The average score on the proficiency test is 750 with a variance of 400. Your boss tell you to exclude the top 14% and the bottom 27%of applicants. What range of scores would get an interview?

What is the larger Z? What is the smaller Z? What is μ?   What is σ ? What is the larger X? What is the small X?   What is your conclusion?   

In: Statistics and Probability

Identify someone who is currently involved in the drug development process. This person could be any...

Identify someone who is currently involved in the drug development process. This person could be any of the following:

A physician, nurse, or study coordinator who is doing or has done clinical research

An employee of an IRB, Pharmaceutical Company, Biotechnology Company, or CRO

Employee of the FDA

Request to set up a meeting (in person or via teleconference) to discuss their job/experience as it relates to the drug development process.

n two pages summarize your interview, include information such as the persons background prior to working in clinical trials, therapeutic areas they have worked in and the challenges of that area, their role in the research (i.e. project manager, CRA, etc.), what type of ethical issues arose while conducting their research

In: Nursing

Limpah Kurnia Sdn Bhd (LKSB) is an engineering company that started a new business with an...

Limpah Kurnia Sdn Bhd (LKSB) is an engineering company that started a new business with an opening cash balance of RM85,000. This new business will focus on sales component parts to all potential customers located in Sungkai, Perak. The following are the budgeted data of LKSB for the year 2020.

1.   In January 2020, to start a business the company has rented a double storey building for its operation at RM5,000 per month with RM20,000 rental deposit. Rental deposit is paid in January and monthly rental will be paid in the month it is incurred.

2.   In February, the company is planning to purchase a machine at a cost of RM55,000 which has an estimated useful life of 10 years. Depreciation charge per annum will be RM5,500. Only half of the machine cost will be paid in the month of purchase, while the balance will be paid equally over the next two months.

3.   Four (4) administration staff will be employed and each staff will be paid RM1,200 per month. Payment will be in the month in which they are incurred.

4.   Purchases of materials will be made on credit. 50% of the credit purchases will be paid in the month of purchase and another 50% one month after the purchases. Estimated purchases are as follows.
           January   RM23,000
           February   RM28,000
           March       RM25,000
           April       RM22,000

5.   A motor van costing RM49,800 will be purchased in January. Payment of the motor van will be in six equal payments starting February 2020.

6.   Estimated sales for component parts in units are:
           January    5,000
February    4,500
March        5,300
April       4,800
  
7.   The selling price for the component parts is RM20. 60% of the sales are expected to be in cash whilst the other 40% is on credit. The credit sales will be collected one (1) month after sales.
8.   Allowance for manager is RM1,000 per month and paid in the month incurred.
9.   Monthly utilities RM850 is to be paid one month in arrears.
10.   The company received 5% dividend from unit trust investment of RM500,000 in February.

Required:
a)   Prepare schedule of collection and payments for the month of January, February and March 2020.

b)   Prepare a cash budget for the month of January, February and March 2020.

(Total: 25 Marks)


In: Accounting

Develop a detailed selection plan for this position. In this case, you should determine what you...

Develop a detailed selection plan for this position. In this case, you should determine what you want to measure by analyzing KSAOs from the job description and the information on organizational culture in the case, and fitting the selection measures into the plan format as shown in exhibit 8.2 in the book. The current selection methods are the experience check, education check, Marshfiled Applicant Exam, and the Retail Knowledge Test. Do not include the current interview as part of the selection plan.

In: Operations Management

Brick Ltd is a building construction company. On 1July 2017, Brick Ltd signed a contract with...

Brick Ltd is a building construction company. On 1July 2017, Brick Ltd signed a contract with Pear Ltd to build a factory. The contract price was $ 12,000,000. The relevant information is as follows:

Financial year ending 30 June:

Construction costs for year

Billings and payments for year

2018

$ 3,500,000

$ 3,000,000

2019

$ 5,000,000

$ 5,000,000

2020

$ 1,500,000

$ 4,000,000

Pear Ltd will be in control of the asset throughout the construction process. The contract is completed on 30 June 2020. Brick Ltd has a financial year ending 30 June. Assume that the actual costs and cash collections are in line with expectations and the stage of completion can be reliably estimated.

Required:

  1. Calculate the total profit that will be recognised in the books of Brick Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2018, 2019 and 2020.                                                                                                                   

The profit that you have calculated in Part (a) above, is it based on input method or output method? Justify your answer based on AASB 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customer

In: Finance