Research the U.S. Tax Code to determine the manner in which deferred compensation is taxed. Conclude whether the treatment is reasonable. Provide support for your conclusions.
Provide one example of the tax treatment of deferred compensation. Discuss whether the taxation of this income harms taxpayers in general.
Propose an alternative to the taxation of deferred compensation that would be fair to all taxpayers and support the financial needs of the federal government. Indicate substantive ways in which your recommendation would achieve fairness to taxpayers and the United States Treasury.
Research recent IRS audit activities related to deferred compensation to determine the most frequent types of deferred compensation that would most likely trigger an IRS audit. Propose a strategy that you would use to defend a client facing an IRS challenge on deferred compensation.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Here are the salaries for a sample of professors in a mathematics department at a large midwestern university for the academic years 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.

(a)

Construct a scatterplot with the 2015–2016 salaries on the vertical axis and the 2014–2015 salaries on the horizontal axis.

(b)

Comment on the form, direction, and strength of the relationship in your scatterplot.

The form of the scatterplot is  ---Select--- nonlinear linear , the direction is  ---Select--- negative positive , and the strength is  ---Select--- weak strong .

(c)

What proportion of the variation in 2015–2016 salaries is explained by 2014–2015 salaries? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

A Community Center was interested in the effect of their program on summer loss. Summer loss is the decrease in academic knowledge from the summer to the Fall of the new year. To test their program, they drew a random sample of 20 students from the program. The students were assessed before and after the 6 week program on a 36 item assessment. Difference scores were calculated for the 20 students and are summarized below. (These scores were calculated by subtracting the pretest from the post test score.) Difference Scores on Assessment Pre-Post Program (N=20) 2 -6 0 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 6 3 3 3 3 0 2 1 3 1

At .01 significance level, do the results support the effectiveness of the program slowing summer loss?

Create a 90 % confidence interval. How does the confidence interval support your decision?

Write a two to three page reflection paper summarizing what you learned about marketing in this class. Your paper should include the following:

• Write a brief summary of the topics that were covered in this class. What types of online activities were conducted (marketing simulation, hands-on, role-playing, debates, discussions, etc.)? What steps did you take to participate in these activities? What academic skills did this assignment require you to demonstrate?
• What was your level of participation in class? What were your strengths in completing these activities? What were your challenges? How will you overcome these types of challenges in the future?
• Identify at least one thing that you have learned that you will take with you from this course.
• Identify the chapter or activity that had the greatest impact on your view of marketing. Why/ how was this important to you? Include how your view of marketing has changed.

Pick ANY biome and ecosystem and create a 500-700-word essay addressing the following:

1. Refer to the infographic provided and chose a biome to describe with an example ecosystem.
2. Provide one example of a keystone species found in the biome/ecosystem. Why is this keystone species important to the biome/ecosystem? What defines it as a keystone species?
3. Provide an example of an invasive species found in the biome/ecosystem. What are some of the negative impacts this invasive species has on the ecosystem? What is being done to mitigate impacts?
4. Provide one example of an endangered species found in the biome/ecosystem. Briefly discuss the causes of the decline in the species and what is being done to help.   

Please include at least three academic sources and make sure all sources are cited in your essay.

PLEASE MEET THE WORD COUNT OR PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND // IT DOES NOT MATTER THE BIOME YOU CAN PICK WHAT EVER ONE IS EASIEST FOR YOU

Write an Argument Essay. Prompt: Choose ONE of the following topics for your essay:

1. Should parents be held responsible for the crimes of their children?

2. Should academic achievement be a primary concern for college admission?

3. Should You Tube comments be regulated?

You must choose one the essay options that I have provided for this assignment. If you submit an essay that does not respond to one of the prompts, your essay will not be accepted as an appropriate response to this writing assignment; instead, you will be asked to write another essay that does respond to the prompt you were assigned. Please note: The required word length for the final draft of this essay is 500-750 words. To successfully complete your persuasive essay assignment, you must incorporate at least two sources (either credible online sources or library resources) within your work to support and advance your claims . DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA.

This semester we have discussed the following statistical analyses.             

Z-test               One-Sample t-test                   Independent Groups t-test                  Repeated Measures t-test

One-Way ANOVA                             Regression                                           Correlation

1. Research shows that people who do well on the SAT tend to do well in college (they have a higher GPA). Likewise, students who do not do well on the SAT struggle in college (they have a lower GPA). This information is used by college admissions officials to determine if a student should be admitted or not.                                                                                                                                                                            5 points

Which of the statistical analyses described above was used to make a determination about your success as a student at WSU? Be specific.

2. Researchers are interested in the relationship between height and academic achievement. To do so, they want to investigate the relationship between GPA and height in inches.

Which of the tests indicated above should be used and why?

Which one is Correlation and which one is Regression? Why?

According to the doctrine of "respondeat superior" (or, "let the master answer for the servant") and employee engaged in activities that further the employer's interest is considered to be the agent of the employer. Therefore, the employer (the principal under agency law) is liable for the negligence of employees. Consider the following hypothetical occurrence: Martha is a tax return preparer at Acme Tax Service. Jeremy, the owner of the business, asks Martha to make a trip to the post office to replenish the office's supply of stamps, which are running very low. On the way to the post office, Martha becomes distracted by a text on her mobile phone and fails to stop at a red light, striking Buford who is in the pedestrian crosswalk. In a few paragraphs of academic-quality writing, respond to the following compound question: Is it right that Acme, and by extension Jeremy, should be liable for paying for the damages caused by Martha's negligence; why is this the policy imposed by the law; and, what principle of justice, ethics, or morality are embodied in this policy?

Charles and Joan Thompson file a joint return. In 2017, they had taxable income of $92,370 and paid tax of $14,571. Charles is an advertising executive, and Joan is a college professor. During the fall 2018 semester, Joan is planning to take a leave of absence without pay. The Thompsons expect their taxable income to drop to $70,000 in 2018. They expect their 2018 tax liability will be $8,022, which will be the approximate amount of their withholding. Joan anticipates that she will work on academic research during the fall semester.

During September, Joan decides to perform consulting services for some local businesses. Charles and Joan had not anticipated this development. Joan is paid a total of $35,000 during October, November, and December for her work. Use the appropriate Tax Rate Schedules.

a. What estimated tax payments are Charles and Joan required to make, if any, for tax year 2018? (Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Assignment Instructions and Approach:

1. Login to Saudi Digital Library (SDL).
2. Click on “Open Access” The search engine page will open
3. In search engine of SDL write the following title as keyword and click search button.

“PKC Laundries: a start-up business at the crossroads”

4. Open the research article, read it thoroughly and answer the assignment questions.
5. Besides this research paper use other relevant material also to support your answers.
6. Support your submission with further scientific references.
7. Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines

Assignment Questions:

1. Critically analyze the Problems faced by the young entrepreneurs and strategies to overcome those problems. (Marks 2)
2. Discuss the challenges of PKC as an aggregator business and the scope of what PKC can do in the future to strengthen its position. (Marks 2)
3. Discuss the various marketing management issues such as segmenting, targeting and positioning? (Marks 1)