Nell and Kirby are in the process of negotiating their divorce agreement. What should be the tax consequences to Nell and Kirby if the following, considered individually, became part of the agreement?
a. In consideration for her one-half interest in their personal residence, Kirby will transfer to Nell stock with a value of $200,000 and $50,000 of cash. Kirby's cost of the stock was $150,000, and the value of the personal residence is $500,000. They purchased the residence three years ago for $300,000.
Nell's basis for the stock is _______$ X
Kirby's basis in the house is ______$ X
b. Nell will receive $1,000 per month for 120 months. If she dies before receiving all 120 payments, the remaining payments will be made to her estate.
The payments (qualify, do not qualify) as alimony and are (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income as they are received.
c. Nell is to have custody of their 12-year-old son, Bobby. She is to receive $1,200 per month until Bobby (1) dies or (2) attains age 21 (whichever occurs first). After either of these events occurs, Nell will receive only $300 per month for the remainder of her life.
$ X per month is alimony that is (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income, and the remaining $ X per month is considered​(child support, property settlement) and is (nontaxable, taxable) to Nell.

Answer:

Explanation:

CHECK THE COMPLETE QUESTION BELOW;

The transfers of the stock and residence pursuant to the divorce are nontaxable to Nell

and Kirby. Nell assumes Kirby's basis in the stock of $150,000, and Kirby's basis in the house is $300,000. However, the $50,000 cash paid by Kirby will be alimony

unless the agreement specifies that the payment is "not alimony."

Nell and Kirby are in the process of negotiating their divorce agreement. What should be the tax consequences to Nell and Kirby if the following, considered individually, became part of the agreement?

A) In consideration for her one-half interest in their personal residence, Kirby will transfer to Nell stock with a value of $200,000 and $50,000 of cash. Kirby's cost of the stock was $150,000, and the value of the personal residence is $500,000. They purchased the residence three years ago for $300,000.

a) The transfer of the property is a _____event.

b) Nell's basis for the stock is $

c) Kirby's basis in the house is $

B). Nell will receive $1,000 per month for 120 months. If she dies before receiving all 120 payments, the remaining payments will be made to her estate.

The payments (qualify, do not qualify) as alimony and are (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income as they are received.

C) Nell is to have custody of their 12-year-old son, Bobby. She is to receive $1,200 per month until Bobby (1) dies or (2) attains age 21 (whichever occurs first). After either of these events occurs, Nell will receive only $300 per month for the remainder of her life.

$ X per month is alimony that is (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income, and the remaining $ X per month is considered​(child support, property settlement) and is (nontaxable, taxable) to Nell.

ANSWER AND EXPLANATION:

A). In consideration for her one-half interest in their personal residence, Kirby will transfer to Nell stock with a value of $200,000 and $50,000 of cash. Kirby's cost of the stock was $150,000, and the value of the personal residence is $500,000. They purchased the residence three years ago for $300,000.

ANSWER:

a) The transfer of the property is a __non negotiatiable___event.

b) Nell's basis for the stock is $150,000

c) Kirby's basis in the house is $300,000

Hints;

✓ From the question, it was stated at the onset of their agreement that ""Nell and Kirby are in the process of negotiating their divorce agreement". Hence it is a non negotiatiable event.

✓ from the question as well, Nell assumes ""Kirby's basis in the stock of $150,000, and Kirby's basis in

the house is $300,000." Hence, the basis for Nell and Kirby are $150,000 and $300,000 respectively.

B). Nell will receive $1,000 per month for 120 months. If she dies before receiving all 120 payments, the remaining payments will be made to her estate.

The payments (qualify, do not qualify) as alimony and are (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income as they are received.

ANSWER: The payments "Do NOT QUALIFY""as alimony and are "EXCLUDED FROM""Nell's gross income as they are received.

HINTS: As the payment is been received, it cannot be recorded as the Nell's gross profit ,and cannot be counted as alimony, reason behind this is that even if Nell should die,the payment continues.

Note that, alimony can be regarded as the payment that are to be paid from one of the couple to the other after divorce as part of finance support, usually ordered by court of law.

C). Nell is to have custody of their 12-year-old son, Bobby. She is to receive $1,200 per month until Bobby (1) dies or (2) attains age 21 (whichever occurs first). After either of these events occurs, Nell will receive only $300 per month for the remainder of her life.

$ X per month is alimony that is (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income, and the remaining $ X per month is considered​(child support, property settlement) and is (nontaxable, taxable) to Nell.

ANSWER: "$300 per month" is alimony that is" INCLUDED IN"" Nell's gross income, and the remaining $900 per month is considered "CHILD SUPPORT"child and is "NON TAXABLE to Nell.

HINTS:it was stated that Nell should receive $1200 monthly for Bobby's child support as well as alimony, out of this $900 goes for child support and $300 for alimony, provided that all the stated Condition stated in the question is followed duely.

Presented below are condensed financial statements adapted from those of two actual companies competing as the primary players in a specialty area of the food manufacturing and distribution industry. ($ in millions, except per share amounts.)
Balance Sheets
Metropolitan Republic
Assets $ 179.3 $ 37.1
Cash
Accounts receivable (net) 422.7 325.0
Short-term investments — 4.7
Inventories 466.4 635.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets134.6 476.7
Current assets $ 1,203.0 1,478.7
Property, plant, and equipment (net) 2,608.2 2,064.6
Intangibles and other assets 210.3 464.7
Total assets $ 4,021.5 $4,008.0
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 467.9 691.2
Short-term notes 227.1 557.4
Accruals and other current liabilities 585.2 538.5
Current liabilities $ 1,280.2 1,787.1
Long-term debt 535.6 542.3
Deferred tax liability 384.6 610.7
Other long-term liabilities 104.0 95.1
Total liabilities $ 2,304.4 3,035.2
Common stock (par and additional paid-in capital)
144.9 335.0
Retained earnings 2,476.9 1,601.9
Less: treasury stock (904.7) (964.1)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $
4,021.5 4,008.0
Income Statements
Net sales 5,698.0 7,768.2
Cost of goods sold (2,909.0) (4,481.7)
Gross profit $ 2,789.0 3,286.5
Operating expenses (1,743.7 ) (2,539.2)
Interest expense (56.8) (46.6)
Income before taxes $ 988.5 700.7
Tax expense (394.7) (276.1)
Net income 593.8 424.6
Net income per share $ 2.40 6.50
Note: Because comparative statements are not provided you should use year-end balances in place of average balances as appropriate.
Required:
Calculate the rate of return on assets for the following companies
Calculate the return on assets for both companies.
Calculate the Rate of return on shareholders’ equity for the following companies
Calculate the equity multiplier for the following companies.
Calculate the acid-test ratio and current ratio for the following companies.
Calculate the receivables and inventory turnover ratios the following companies.
Calculate the times interest earned ratio for the following companies.

Alice and Bob entered into a forward contract some time ago. Alice has the long position, while Bob has the short position. The forward contract will mature in three months and has a delivery price of $40. The current forward price for the contract is $42. The three-month risk-free interest rate (with continuous compounding) is 8%. What is the value Bob's position?

The following information is available for Mergenthaler Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2022:

Collection of principal on long-term loan to a supplier $16,000
Acquisition of equipment for cash 10,000
Proceeds from the sale of long-term investment at book value 22,000
Issuance of common stock for cash 20,000
Depreciation expense 25,000
Redemption of bonds payable at carrying (book) value 34,000
Payment of cash dividends 6,000
Net income 30,000
Purchase of land by issuing bonds payable 40,000

In addition, the following information is available from the comparative balance sheet for Mergenthaler at the end of 2022 and 2021:

2021 2022
Cash $148,000 $91,000
Accounts receivable (net) 25,000 15,000
Prepaid insurance 19,000 13,000
Total current assets $192,000 $119,000
Accounts payable $30,000 $19,000
Salaries and wages payable 6,000 7,000
Total current liabilities $36,000 $26,000

Required:
Prepare Mergenthaler's statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014, using the indirect method.

According to the video, what are some things that Human Resources Managers do? Check all that apply.

oversee hiring and firing
purchase computers
distribute office supplies
develop training programs
develop personnel policies
develop pricing strategies
develop recruiting programs

Tom Cruise Lines Inc. issued bonds five years ago at $1,000 per bond. These bonds had a 20-year life when issued and the annual interest payment was then 13 percent. This return was in line with the required returns by bondholders at that point as described below:
Real rate of return 4 %
Inflation premium 5
Risk premium 4
Total return 13 %
Assume that five years later the inflation premium is only 3 percent and is appropriately reflected in the required return (or yield to maturity) of the bonds. The bonds have 15 years remaining until maturity. Use Appendix B and Appendix D.

BMW’s vehicle-assembly facility in South Carolina represents a direct investment inside the United States by the German manufacturer. This facility is an example of:

What was the non-live show revenue (merchandising + record sales + etc) for the Amzai Brothers during September-December 2019?

Assessment
A customer hands you $3,850 in cash and would like to purchase 14 prepaid cards of
$275 each. The customer hands you the cash with an expired ID, and is expecting you to
process the transaction.
You must decline the transaction for the following reasons: (Select all that apply)
A customer may not purchase more than $2,000 in prepaid cards within a 24-hour period.
We do not sell prepaid cards.
The POS will prompt for customer ID for all prepaid card purchases.
Customer ID must be a valid (not expired) government issued photo ID (US or Canadian
issued driver's license, state ID, passport; US military ID, US Territory ID)
The customer appears to be purchasing prepaid cards just below the threshold where an ID
would be needed.
The customer is attempting to purchase more than the allowable number of gift cards in a
single transaction.

A company has total equity of $2,160, net working capital of $240, long-term debt of $1,070, and current liabilities of $4,500. What is the company's net fixed assets?

On September 1, 2019, Fast Track, Inc., was started with $25,000 invested by the owners as contributed capital. On September 30, 2019, the accounting records contained the following amounts:
Unearned revenue $ 500
Accounts payable 2,200
Prepaid expenses $ 1,000
Dividends declared 2,300
Accounts receivable 2,200
Office equipment 20,000
Accumulated depreciation 500
Office supplies 1,750
Cash 9,500
Office supplies expense 600
Consulting fees revenue 19,200
Rent expense 2,400
Contributed capital 25,000
Salary expense 6,900
Depreciation expense 500
Telephone expense 250
Required:
Prepare a classified income statement, a statement of retained earnings and a classified balance sheet for the first month of Fast Track’s operation.

Who was the first missionary to arrive in Africa?​

Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who qualify as their dependents (Damarcus, Janine, Michael, and Candice). The couple received salary income of $100,000 and qualified business income of $10,000 from an investment in a partnership, and they sold their home this year. They initially purchased the home three years ago for $200,000 and they sold it for $250,000. The gain on the sale qualified for the exclusion from the sale of a principal residence. The Jacksons incurred $16,500 of itemized deductions, and they had $3,550 withheld from their paychecks for federal taxes. They are also allowed to claim a child tax credit for each of their children. However, because Candice is 18 years of age, the Jacksons may only claim the child tax credit for other qualifying dependents for Candice. (Use the tax rate schedules.)
Comprehensive Problem 4-55 Parts-c through f
a. What would their taxable income be if their itemized deductions totaled $28,000 instead of $16,500?
b. What would their taxable income be if they had $0 itemized deductions and $6,000 of for AGI deductions?
c. Assume the original facts but now suppose the Jacksons also incurred a loss of $5,000 on the sale of some of their investment assets. What effect does the $5,000 loss have on their taxable income?

Thirteen students entered the business program at Sante Fe College 2 years ago. The following table indicates what each student scored on the high school SAT math exam and their​ grade-point averages​ (GPAs) after students were in the Sante Fe program for 2 years.
Student A B C D E F G
SAT Score 421 375 585 693 608 392 418
GPA 2.93 2.87 3.03 3.42 3.66 2.91 2.12
Student H I J K L M
SAT Score 484 725 506 613 706 366
GPA 2.50 3.24 1.97 2.73 3.88 1.58 ​
The​ least-squares regression equation that shows the best relationship between GPA and the SAT score is:________ ​(round your responses to four decimal ​places)​

The text presents five signs of organizational culture: mission statement, stories & language, physical layout, rules & policies, and rituals. Select an organization where you have worked or are familiar with and identify an example of each sign of organizational culture. How do you think each of these things conveyed the organizational culture to employees and customers/clients.

If a Treasury note has a bid price of $975, the quoted bid price in the Wall Street Journal would be

Robert needs his daily fix of coffee in the mid-afternoon and visits different coffee shops that will give him as much utility as possible, given his $20/month food budget. On Monday, the Blue Coffee Shop was selling espresso shots for $3 each and Robert added 3 shots to his cappuccino. By Friday, the Purple Coffee Shop offered espresso shots for $2 each, while all other prices remained the same, so Robert was bold and added 4 espresso shots to his hot beverage.

Required:
Given this information, plot Robert's demand curve for espresso shots.

A Corporation has two divisions: the South Division and the West Division. The corporation's net operating income is $26,900. The South Division's divisional segment margin is $42,800 and the West Division's divisional segment margin is $29,900. What is the amount of the common fixed expense not traceable to the individual divisions

Question 5 of 10
Why do business often add fees to their invoices?
O A. To help pay for business expenses
B. To attract new customers
C. To reward customers' for their loyalty
D. To make more profit than their competitors

The revenues budget identifies: a. expected cash flows for each product b. actual sales from last year for each product c. the expected level of sales for the company d. the variance of sales from actual for each product

what has the U.S customs created to force importing companies like wal-mart to provide more detailed information about

Nutritional Foods reports merchandise inventory at the​ lower-of-cost-or-market. Prior to releasing its financial statements for the year ended August ​31, 2019​, Nutritional's preliminary income​ statement, before the​ year-end adjustments, appears as​ follows:

NUTRITIONAL FOODS
Income Statement (Partial)
Year Ended March 31, 2017
Sales Revenue ........ $117,000
Cost of Goods Sold ..... 45,000
Gross Profit ........ $72,000

Nutritional has determined that the current replacement cost of ending merchandise inventory is $17,000. Cost is $19,000.

Required:
a. Journalize the adjusting entry for merchandise​ inventory, if any is required.
b. Prepare a revised partial income statement to show how Nutritional Foods should report sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.

Adelberg Corporation makes two products: Product A and Product B. Annual production and sales are 1,500 units of Product A and 1,500 units of Product B. The company has traditionally used direct labor-hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Product A requires 0.4 direct labor-hours per unit and Product B requires 0.2 direct labor-hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $87,630. The company is considering switching to an activity-based costing system for the purpose of computing unit product costs for external reports. The new activity-based costing system would have three overhead activity cost pools--Activity 1, Activity 2, and General Factory--with estimated overhead costs and expected activity as follows:
Expected Activity
Activity Cost Pool Estimated Overhead Costs Product A Product B Total
Activity 1 $ 41,400 1,000 500 1,500
Activity 2 15,720 800 400 1,200
General Factory 30,510 600 300 900
Total $ 87,630
(Note: The General Factory activity cost pool's costs are allocated on the basis of direct labor-hours.)
The overhead cost per unit of Product B under the activity-based costing system is closest to:_________
a. $42.90
b. $9.10
c. $21.30
d. $63.92

A deposit of $10,000 is made a year from now, a second deposit of $10,000 is made at the end of the year 5, and a deposit of $3000 is made at the end of year 8. The account earns 6% interest. You want to withdraw an equal amount, X at the end of each year for the next 10 years. What is the amount of X if the goal is to empty the account

Last month Empire Company had a $35,280 profit on sales of $287,000. Fixed costs are $68,040 a month. By how much would sales be able to decrease for Empire to still break even

In 1998, the Russian government defaulted on its bonds. According to the open-economy macroeconomic model, this should have

When all of a firm's inputs are doubled, input prices do not change, and this results in the firm's level of production more than doubling, a firm is operating:

Because there isn't one single measure of inflation, the government and researchers use a variety of methods to get the most balanced picture of how prices fluctuate in the economy. Two of the most commonly used price indexes are the consumer price index (CPI) and the GDP deflator.

The GDP deflator for this year is calculated by dividing the____________________ using by_____________________________ the using___________ and multiplying by 100. However, the CPI reflects only the prices of all goods and services .

Indicate whether each scenario will affect the GDP deflator or the CPI for the United States.

a. A decrease in the price of a Chinese-made car that is popular among U.S. consumers.
b. An increase in the price of a Waterman Industries deep-water reel, which is a commercial fishing product used for deep-sea fishing, made in the U.S., but not bought by U.S. consumers.

It is important that marketers be able to identify which strategy a competitor is using so that they better understand how to position their own products and services. You will see a list of recent or potential strategic decisions made by large firms, and your job is to identify which type of strategy was used in each example.

While there are a variety of strategies across industries, most fall under four basic categories.

1. Market penetration strategies emphasize selling more existing products and services to existing customers.
2. Product development strategies involve creating new goods or services for existing markets.
3. Market development strategies focus on selling existing products or services to new customers. The targeted new customers could be a different gender, age group, or international market.
4. Finally, diversification strategies involve offering new products that are unrelated to the existing products produced by the organization.


Select the most appropriate category of emotional intelligence for below mention behaviors.

i. Arm and Hammer selling baking soda for new purposes.

a. Market penetration
b. Product development
c. Market development
d. Diversification

ii. Apple opening mini-stores within Target

a. Market penetration
b. Product development
c. Market development
d. Diversification

iii. Disney purchasing ESPN

a. Market penetration
b. Product development
c. Market development
d. Diversification

Balance Sheet Data Income Statement Data
Cash $600,000 Accounts payable $720,000 Sales $12,000,000
Accounts receivable 1,200,000 Accruals 240,000 Cost of goods sold 7,200,000
Inventory 1,800,000 Notes payable 960,000 Gross profit 4,800,000
Current assets 3,600,000 Current liabilities 1,920,000 Operating expenses 3,000,000
Long-term debt 2,400,000 EBIT 1,800,000
Total liabilities 4,320,000 Interest expense 403,200
Common stock 720,000 EBT 1,396,800
Net fixed assets 3,600,000 Retained earnings 2,160,000 Taxes 488,880
Total equity 2,880,000 Net income $907,920
Total assets $7,200,000 Total debt and equity $7,200,000
If I remember correctly, the DuPont equation breaks down our ROE into three component ratios: the turnover ratio, and the the total asset And, according to my understanding of the DuPont equation and its calculation of ROE, the three ratios provide insights into the company's effectiveness in using the company's assets, and Hydra Cosmetics Inc. DuPont Analysis Ratios Value Correct/Incorrect Value Correct/Incorrect Ratios Asset management ratio Total assets turnover 1.67 Profitability ratios Gross profit margin (%) Operating profit margin (%) Net profit margin (%) Return on equity (%) 40.00 11.64 14.55 40.58 Financial ratios Equity multiplier 1.67 Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers up to two decimals. Hydra Cosmetics Inc. DuPont Analysis Calculation Value Numerator Denominator Ratios Profitability ratios Gross profit margin (%) Operating profit margin (%) Net profit margin (%) Return on equity (%) Asset management ratio Total assets turnover Financial ratios Equity multiplier Check all that apply. Reduce the company's operating expenses, its cost of goods sold, and/or the interest rate on its borrowed funds because this will increase the company's net profit margin. Increase the cost and amount of assets necessary to generate each dollar of sales because it will increase the company's total assets turnover. Increase the efficiency of its assets so that it generates more sales with each dollar of asset investment and increases the company's total assets turnover. Increase the interest rate on its notes payable or long-term debt obligations because it will reduce the company's net profit margin.

At January 1, 2021, Cafe Med leased restaurant equipment from Crescent Corporation under a nine-year lease agreement. The lease agreement specifies annual payments of $29,000 beginning January 1, 2021, the beginning of the lease, and at each December 31 thereafter through 2028. The equipment was acquired recently by Crescent at a cost of $207,000 (its fair value) and was expected to have a useful life of 13 years with no salvage value at the end of its life. (Because the lease term is only 9 years, the asset does have an expected residual value at the end of the lease term of $94,113.) Crescent seeks a 12% return on its lease investments. By this arrangement, the lease is deemed to be an operating lease.

Required:
a. What will be the effect of the lease on Cafe Med's earnings for the first year (ignore taxes)?
b. What will be the balances in the balance sheet accounts related to the lease at the end of the first year for Café Med (ignore taxes)?