Is a signed holographic will a valid will in your state? Are witnesses required for a holographic will? Should the executed holographic will operate as Liu’s will pending the execution of the typewritten will? Explain.

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Taxation of Estates and Trusts (Wills)

Read the scenario below carefully, and then research the tax issues using CCH Intelliconnect. Answer the following questions in 1-2 double-spaced pages:

Is a signed holographic will a valid will in your state?
Are witnesses required for a holographic will?
Should the executed holographic will operate as Liu’s will pending the execution of the typewritten will? Explain. See and compare In re Teubert’s Estate, 171 W.Va. 226, 298 S. E.2d 456 (1982).
Your assignment should be submitted in a Microsoft Word® document and be properly formatted in APA, with a title page and reference list (these do not count towards the page requirement).

Scenario:

Liu Yuan handwrote a three-page will in pencil. At the end of the business day, he took the will to an attorney and asked that it be typed. Since Liu mentioned that he was leaving on a vacation and would be out of state for one week, the paralegal for the firm asked if he would like to sign the handwritten (holographic) will. Liu did sign the will, but he also stated that he would return after his trip to sign “his will,” i.e., the typed will. While on vacation, Liu suddenly became ill and died.

How do the concepts of social and environmental sustainability differ from that of financial sustainability, the accountant’s idea of “going concern”? How, if at all, might these differences be reconciled? What are the major obstacles to reconciling the differing views?

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Business Accountability and Responsibility

Social and environmental sustainability v. financial sustainability

1) How do the concepts of social and environmental sustainability differ from that of financial sustainability, the accountant’s idea of “going concern”?

2) What implications do these differences have for the ways in which a) businesses operate and b) the ways in which they report on their activities?

3) How, if at all, might these differences be reconciled? What are the major obstacles to reconciling the differing views?

4) What might the implications for the future of business (operational and reporting) be of reconciling these differing views? What might the implications be of not doing so?

Provide, on a separate page between the cover page and the Client Letter, some basic information on the company you selected, along with a brief rationale for why you selected this company. Outline, in your letter to your selected company, the source rules for income and deductions and the conditions under which income received in foreign countries may or may not be taxed in the United States.

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International Taxation

For the Foreign Source Income Rules (Client Letter), choose a company that is of interest to you that operates both in the United States and internationally. Imagine that you are a CPA working to provide tax advice to this company. The company has specifically requested information on strategies that they can use to minimize the tax effects of foreign sourced income.

Instructions
Write a 1–2-page paper in which you:
1. Provide, on a separate page between the cover page and the Client Letter, some basic information on the company you selected, along with a brief rationale for why you selected this company. Note: This summary does not count toward the required page length.
2. Outline, in your letter to your selected company, the source rules for income and deductions and the conditions under which income received in foreign countries may or may not be taxed in the United States.
3. Present a proposal to the client as to how to reduce the U.S. tax impact from income received from outside the United States. Provide details to support your proposal.
4. Use at least two quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
• Create a proposal for implementing strategies that reduce the U.S. tax impact of foreign sourced income.

Choose a topic that deals with some aspect of theory related to topics covered in the course and have it approved by the instructor. Use the Explore: Research Portal: Articles/Journals/Databases, which can be found in this Module’s Learn section.

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Pensions,Poverty and the Elderly

OVERVIEW
For your Research Paper, you will choose a topic that deals with some aspect of theory related to topics covered in the course and have it approved by the instructor. Use the Explore: Research Portal: Articles/Journals/Databases, which can be found in this Module’s Learn section, along with other sources to search for journal articles in professional accounting and business journals that pertain to your topic.

INSTRUCTIONS
Then, you will write an 8 – 10-page, double-spaced research paper that adheres to current APA format. It must include references from at least 5 scholarly resources, a title page, and a reference page.
After you complete your Research Paper Assignment, you can submit your assignment to the optional Research Paper: Draft Assignment to check your Turnitin report and make any necessary adjustments for your final submission

Using an exemplar cost value reconciliation (CVR) report, identify and explain pertinent information required to monitor profit and loss during construction projects. Explain corrective actions to ensure profitability in the current and future projects.

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Contractor commercial Management

You have just been hired as a new commercial manager for a reputable contracting firm, ACE Contracting. ACE Contracting is specialised in executing large scale commercial building projects. However, the firm has faced a significant reduction in its profitability in the past few years. An internal review was conducted on completed projects in the last 3 years and this revealed problems with the cost at which line items are delivered compared to what was allowed for in the BOQ.

Task:

As the new commercial manager, write a comprehensive report to the commercial director that details how you intend to manage this problem. The report should cover the following:

1. Steps you would take to manage profitability issues in the current and future projects.

2. Using an exemplar cost value reconciliation (CVR) report, identify and explain pertinent information required to monitor profit and loss during construction projects.

3. Where losses or significant decreases in profit were recorded, discuss the possible causes of the variances.

4. Explain corrective actions to ensure profitability in the current and future projects.

 

Describe each step of the cycle. Show examples of a journal entry and a T-account in the appropriate places. Describe the necessity for Accruals accounting in the modern business environment

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Accounting Cycle

 Write a two-page report to describe the ACCOUNTING CYCLE. Use charts and diagrams. Use the following sub-headings to format your report professionally.

  1. Describe each step of the cycle.
  2. Show examples of a journal entry and a T-account in the appropriate places.
  3. Describe the necessity for Accruals accounting in the modern business environment.

 

Write an Analysis of Financial Performance of Commercial Banks Listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange – For the period 2015-2019.

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Analysis of Financial Performance of Commercial Banks

Write an Analysis of Financial Performance of Commercial Banks Listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange – For the period 2015-2019.

Provide your thoughts how ratio construction and ratio analysis work in concert with the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash to provide a picture of a company’s financial situation.

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Canopy Growth Corporation

Question 1. Provide your thoughts how ratio construction and ratio analysis work in concert with the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash to provide a picture of a company’s financial situation.

Describe each step of the cycle. Show examples of a journal entry and a T-account in the appropriate places. Describe the necessity for Accruals accounting in the modern business environment

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Accounting Cycle

 Write a two-page report to describe the ACCOUNTING CYCLE. Use charts and diagrams. Use the following sub-headings to format your report professionally.

  1. Describe each step of the cycle.
  2. Show examples of a journal entry and a T-account in the appropriate places.
  3. Describe the necessity for Accruals accounting in the modern business environment.