Gibbons‚ Johnson & Tannun‚ LLP Memo To: Alex Lee From: Date: September 23‚ 2012 Subject: Alternative Minimum Tax In 1969‚ Congress had noticed that 155 people with high incomes were legally using so many deductions and other tax breaks that they were virtually paying nothing in federal income taxes. This angered many tax paying citizens and embarrassed the government. In an effort to fix the system Congress came up with the alternative minimum tax. At the time the tax only affected the
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Alternative advertising options * In recent years researchers have noticed reduced effectiveness for television due to increased commercial clutter. * Furthermore TV advertising costs have risen faster than any other media costs and many marketers are looking for alternatives Place Advertising: * Or out of home advertising is a broad category including many creative and unexpected forms to grab consumers attention * Rationale = marketers better off reaching people where they work
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The extent that virtual learning environments (VLEs) enhance traditional face to face teaching in higher education is in itself a very complex issue‚ since most of the universities across the world intend to upgrade their teaching facilities to be more state of the art. The Joint Information Systems Committee JISC (2007‚ citied in Maltby & Mackie 2009:49) defines a VLE as a set of components in which learners and tutors participate in ‘online’ interactions of various kinds‚ including online learning
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Alternative Financial Plans FIN/200 14.) Lear‚ Inc. has $800‚000 in current assets‚ $350‚000 of which are considered permanent current assets. In addition‚ the firm has $600‚000 invested in fixed assets. a. Lear wishes to finance all fixed assets and half of its permanent current assets with long-term financing costing 10 percent. Short-term financing currently costs 5 percent. Lear’s earnings before interest and taxes are $200‚000. Determine Lear’s earnings after taxes under this financing
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Describe Techni ques to enhance group communication Effective group communication begins with knowledge and sensitivity. A good manager should know their group and be able to effectively analyze how they work or analyze information. The manager should be creative in addressing mixed groups with the foresight that everyone could and probably will react to the message differently. Communication is the key factor in a group for portraying thoughts and messages. A manager should be creative in
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ALTERNATIVE MARKET STRUCTURES It is traditional to divide industries to categories according to the degree of competition that exists between the firms within the industry. There are four such categories. At one extreme is perfect competition‚ where there are many firms competing. Each firm is so small relative to the whole industry that it has no market power to influence price. It is a price taker. At the other extreme is monopoly‚ where there is just one firm in the industry‚ and hence no competition
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were considered to be free‚ but did this actually mean true freedom? Andrew Johnson would change the meaning of free. Limitations would be put on the African Americans’ freedom. African Americans and White Americans would never be equal. The former slaves would not be able to own land‚ and the term slave would be replaced with the term sharecropper. The Petition of Committee in Behalf of the Freedmen to Andrew Johnson was the freedmen’s prayer. The former slaves were given abandoned land. The
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Using Music and Song to Enhance SLA Music is frequently used by teachers to help learners acquire a second language (L2). It has been reported to help second language learners acquire vocabulary and grammar‚ improve spelling and develop the linguistic skills of reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening. According to educators of second language learners‚ music is advantageous for many reasons. First‚ for most students‚ singing songs and listening to music are enjoyable experiences. The experience
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limit of $100‚000.00. Vic’s medical bills alone run close to that‚ and there’s also his loss of work and pain & suffering to be taken into account. Vic wants to settle the entire case for $100‚000.00‚ and Donna pleads with Gekko to do so since it is obvious that he could recover more than that based on the facts of this case. Gekko tells her that they will only offer $50‚000.00‚ and if it’s not accepted‚ they will take their chances at trial. Vic is awarded $200‚000.00 at trial. Gekko pays $100‚000
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organisation rather than opting for an ‘off the shelf’ closed option such as ‘Best Practise’ or high performance work practices. Theorists have yet to settle on a definitive model for best practise‚ which itself suggests a certain degree of flexibility is built into the interpretation of what it could be. Here lies the first contradiction to the pro best practise argument as these rigid principals are yet to be defined. Debatably‚ best practise principals should be enforceable regardless of the organisational
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