Provide the current Valuation Ratios for the company United Parcel Service (UPS) and explain what they mean and what the number tells us. Also, why is this ratio important to the company? Compare these ratios to the industry financial ratios. Lastly, look at trends within United Parcel Service (UPS) company over time and explain if they are doing better, worse or holding steady, and how is the company doing and where can the company perform better?  

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1. identify and describe United Airlines strategies. Develop strategy utilizing the strategies developed from your matrices, construct a Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) (Most important analysis). Be specific in terms strategies. You should have at least three strategies including one that state "keep current strategy".

2. Present detail 3 recommendations for United Airlines and include justification for these recommendations. Compare and contrast your recommendations to actual strategies planned by the company.

Due to population change, Goose Creek School District has decided to close one of its high schools. Since it has no further need of the property, the school is listed for sale. The two bids it receives are as follows: United Methodist Church $1,700,000 Planet Motors 1,600,000 The United Methodist Church would use the property to establish a sectarian middle school. Planet, a well-known car dealership, would revamp the property and operate it as a branch location.

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Internet giant Zoidle, a U.S. company, generated sales of £2.5 billion in the United Kingdom in 2013 (approximately $4 billion in U.S. dollars). Its net profits before taxes on these sales were £200 million, and it paid £6 million in corporate tax, resulting in a tax rate of 3 percent. The corporate tax rate in the United Kingdom is between 20 percent and 24 percent.

The CEO of Zoidle held a press conference stating that he was proud of his company for taking advantage of tax loopholes and for sheltering profits in other nations to avoid paying taxes. He called this practice “capitalism at its finest.” He further stated that it would be unethical for Zoidle not to take advantage of loopholes and that it would be borderline illegal to tell shareholders that the company paid more taxes than it had to pay because it felt that it should. Zoidle receives significant benefits for doing business in the United Kingdom, including tremendous sales tax exemptions and some property tax breaks. The United Kingdom relies on the corporate income tax to provide services to the poor and to help run the agency that regulates corporations. Is it ethical for Zoidle to avoid paying taxes? Why or why not?

Describe how you would advise the company to act in the following situation. Please be sure to describe your ethical reasoning process.

On February 1, 2020, Concord Ltd. began selling electric scooters that it purchased exclusively from Ionone Motors Inc. Ionone Motors offers volume rebates based on the volume of annual sales to its customers and calculates and pays the rebates at its fiscal year end, December 31. Concord has a September fiscal year end and uses a perpetual inventory system. The rebate offer that Concord received is for a $75 rebate on each scooter that is purchased in excess of 150 units in the calendar year, ending December 31. An additional rebate of $30 is given for all units purchased in excess of 175 units in the same year. By September 30, 2020, Concord had purchased 170 units from Ionone Motors and had sold all but 35. Although it only made its first purchase on February 1, 2020, Concord expects to purchase a total of 205 electric scooters from Ionone Motors by December 31, 2020. Before arriving at the estimate of 205 electric scooters, Concord’s management looked carefully at trends in purchases by its competitors and the strong market for sales of electric scooters in the coming months; sales are especially strong among environmentally conscious customers in suburban areas. Management is very confident the 205 electric scooters will be purchased by December 31, 2020.

Assuming that Concord follows the reporting requirements under ASPE, answer the following questions.

Calculate the amount of any accrued rebate to be recorded by Concord at September 30, 2020, assuming that the rebate is not discretionary and that management has a high degree of confidence in its estimate of the amount of purchases that will occur by December 31, 2020. (Round per unit rate to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

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Record the accruals that are needed at Concord’s fiscal year end of September 30, 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

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How would your response change if Concord followed the reporting requirements of IFRS?

Ivanhoe Corporation’s trial balance at December 31, 2020, is presented below. All 2020 transactions have been recorded except for the items described below.

Unrecorded transactions and adjustments:

(Ignore income taxes.)

The following information was disclosed during the audit of Shawna Inc.:

1. On January 1, 2020, equipment was purchased for $400,000. For financial reporting purposes, the company uses straight-line depreciation over a five-year life, with no residual value. For tax purposes, the CCA rate is 25%. Assume the equipment is considered “eligible equipment” for purposes of the Accelerated Investment Incentive (under the AII, instead of using the half-year rule, companiesare allowed a first-year deduction using 1.5 times the standard CCA rate).
2. In January 2021, $225,000 was collected in advance for the rental of a building for the next three years. The entire $225,000 is reported as taxable income in 2021, but $150,000 of the $225,000 is reported as unearned revenue on the December 31, 2021 SFP. The $150,000 of unearned revenue will be earned equally in 2022 and 2023.
3. The tax rate is 30% in 2020 and all subsequent periods.
4. No temporary differences existed at the end of 2019. Shawna expects to report taxable income in each of the next five years. Its fiscal year ends December 31.

Shawna Inc. follows IFRS.

Instructions

a. Calculate the amount of capital cost allowance and depreciation expense for 2020 and 2021, and the corresponding carrying amount and undepreciated capital cost of the depreciable assets at December 31, 2020 and 2021.

b. Determine the balance of the Deferred Tax Asset or Deferred Tax Liability account at December 31, 2020, and indicate the account's classification on the SFP.

c. Prepare the journal entry(ies) to record income taxes for 2020.

d. Draft the bottom of the income statement for 2020, beginning with “Income before income tax.”

e. Determine the balance of the Deferred Tax Asset or Deferred Tax Liability account at December 31, 2021, and indicate the account's classification on the December 31, 2021 SFP.

f. Prepare the journal entry(ies) to record income taxes for 2021.

g. Prepare the bottom of the income statement for 2021, beginning with “Income before income tax.”

h. Provide the comparative SFP presentation for the deferred tax accounts at December 31, 2020 and 2021. Be specific about the classification.

i. Is it possible to have more than two accounts for deferred taxes reported on an SFP? Explain.

j. How would your response to part (h) change if Shawna Inc. reported under the ASPE future/deferred income taxes method?

QUESTION 1

Ernest and his partner Mary run a second-hand bookshop. The business is incorporated under the name of Ketchum Ltd, and they are the only shareholders.

As the business is small they do not employ a full-time accountant, but pay a local firm to prepare their accounts after the end of the accounting period from information they supply. You are on a summer work placement with this firm and have been asked to prepare             a first draft of the accounts for Ketchum Ltd for the year ending 31^st December 2019.

A list of closing balances reported in Ketchum Ltd’s statement of financial position as at 31^st December 2018 is set out below:

Further information:

1. The shop premises were acquired under a 50-year lease on 1^st January 2016 and are being depreciated to a zero residual value.
2. The fixtures and fittings were also bought on 1^st January 2016 and are being depreciated over 10 years to a zero residual value.
3. Depreciation is provided on a straight line basis for both the shop premises and the fixtures and fittings.
4. The business pays its insurance premium annually on 1^st July to cover the following twelve month period. This is the only prepayment as at 31^st December 2018.
5. The accrued expenses relate to the accountant’s fees for preparing last year’s accountants, paid in March 2019. This is the only accrual as at 31^st December 2018.
6. All profits earned are subject to a 20% corporate income tax paid on 31^st December of the year in which they are earned.

During the year to 31^st December 2019, the following transactions and events took place:

1. The business made cash sales of £107,375. It also made credit sales to internet retailers of £76,787.50.
2. Inventory costing £94,725 was bought during the year. All items were bought on credit. Suppliers were paid £96,437.50 over the course of the year.
3. The inventory of books as at 31^st December 2019 cost £34,375.
4. During the year some fixtures that had cost £2,500 when purchased were sold for £1,375. New fixtures were acquired for cash at a cost of £3,750 and are also being depreciated over 10 years to a zero residual value. No depreciation is charged in the year of disposal but a full year’s depreciation is charged in the year of acquisition.
5. The part-time shop assistant was paid wages of £13,625 over the year.
6. Receipts from credit customers totalled £68,162.50.
7. Electricity bills totalling £2,287.50 were paid during the year. The company has recently changed its electricity supplier and is now being billed quarterly in arrears. At the end of December 2019 the bill for the quarter ended on 31^st January 2020 had not yet been received, but was estimated to be £862.50.
8. You have been told that the fees charged for preparing the accounts will be the same as last year. The bill will be sent out in March 2020.
9. The insurance premium of £1,125 for the year to 30^th June 2020 was paid during July 2019.
10. In December 2019 £10,000 was paid off the bank loan, and interest of £1,000 was paid on 31^st December 2019. Overdraft interest of £118.75 was charged and paid.
11. Administrative expenses of £1,581.25 were paid as they arose.
12. Ernest and Mary received directors’ wages of £1,250 per month each.

Required:

1. Using the information provided by Ernest and Mary, and Ketchum Ltd’s statement of financial position as at 31^st December 2018, prepare the following:
   1. A table summarising the effects of all transactions and events listed above on assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses of Ketchum Ltd.

Ernest and his partner Mary run a second-hand bookshop. The business is incorporated under the name of Ketchum Ltd, and they are the only shareholders.

As the business is small they do not employ a full-time accountant, but pay a local firm to prepare their accounts after the end of the accounting period from information they supply. You are on a summer work placement with this firm and have been asked to prepare             a first draft of the accounts for Ketchum Ltd for the year ending 31^st December 2019.

A list of closing balances reported in Ketchum Ltd’s statement of financial position as at 31^st December 2018 is set out below:

Further information:

1. The shop premises were acquired under a 50-year lease on 1^st January 2016 and are being depreciated to a zero residual value.
2. The fixtures and fittings were also bought on 1^st January 2016 and are being depreciated over 10 years to a zero residual value.
3. Depreciation is provided on a straight line basis for both the shop premises and the fixtures and fittings.
4. The business pays its insurance premium annually on 1^st July to cover the following twelve month period. This is the only prepayment as at 31^st December 2018.
5. The accrued expenses relate to the accountant’s fees for preparing last year’s accountants, paid in March 2019. This is the only accrual as at 31^st December 2018.
6. All profits earned are subject to a 20% corporate income tax paid on 31^st December of the year in which they are earned.

During the year to 31^st December 2019, the following transactions and events took place:

1. The business made cash sales of £107,375. It also made credit sales to internet retailers of £76,787.50.
2. Inventory costing £94,725 was bought during the year. All items were bought on credit. Suppliers were paid £96,437.50 over the course of the year.
3. The inventory of books as at 31^st December 2019 cost £34,375.
4. During the year some fixtures that had cost £2,500 when purchased were sold for £1,375. New fixtures were acquired for cash at a cost of £3,750 and are also being depreciated over 10 years to a zero residual value. No depreciation is charged in the year of disposal but a full year’s depreciation is charged in the year of acquisition.
5. The part-time shop assistant was paid wages of £13,625 over the year.
6. Receipts from credit customers totalled £68,162.50.
7. Electricity bills totalling £2,287.50 were paid during the year. The company has recently changed its electricity supplier and is now being billed quarterly in arrears. At the end of December 2019 the bill for the quarter ended on 31^st January 2020 had not yet been received, but was estimated to be £862.50.
8. You have been told that the fees charged for preparing the accounts will be the same as last year. The bill will be sent out in March 2020.
9. The insurance premium of £1,125 for the year to 30^th June 2020 was paid during July 2019.
10. In December 2019 £10,000 was paid off the bank loan, and interest of £1,000 was paid on 31^st December 2019. Overdraft interest of £118.75 was charged and paid.
11. Administrative expenses of £1,581.25 were paid as they arose.
12. Ernest and Mary received directors’ wages of £1,250 per month each.

Required:

1. Using the information provided by Ernest and Mary, and Ketchum Ltd’s statement of financial position as at 31^st December 2018, prepare the following:
   1. A table summarising the effects of all transactions and events listed above on assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses of Ketchum Ltd.

2. A statement of profit or loss for 2019.

3. A statement of cash flows for 2019.

4. A statement of financial position as at 31^st December 2019.

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A company acquired with the bank a loan of five million pesos to be paid in 8
years, through equal quarterly payments at the end of each quarter. In the contract it is
agreed to pay an interest rate of 24% compounded quarterly for the first 5 years,
and 32% compounded quarterly for the remaining 3 years. How do you want to pay off the debt in the
fixed date, determine:
a) The value of each payment.
b) The total finance charge