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The purpose of this assignment is to analyze and review company report specifications. You will apply what you have learned in past principles of practice by completing one of the following options. The instructor will assign you a scenario that includes a corporation’s pertinent financial information. Using your corporation’s information and what you have learned in this course, develop a memo to your client, using the outline presented. The memo should be 500-750 words and must include the following information: 1. Explanation of the taxpayer’s business and issue at hand (heading: Facts). 2. Explanation of the IRS rules regarding the matter (also part of Facts). 3. Tax laws and applicable court cases to support the deductions, where applicable (heading: Analysis). 4. Conclusion as to the recommendations to the company (heading: Conclusion). The organization of the memo should present the headings in the following order: Facts, Conclusion, Analysis. The response should be formatted as a professional business memo to the client. Please save your assignment as a Word document with the filename: LastnameFirstInitial.ACC460.M.docx, where the M refers to Memo. Option 1 Problem: Adapted from I.11-66 in the textbook. Sonny Corporation has never been audited before the current year. An audit is now needed by a CPA because the company is expanding rapidly and plans to issue stock to the public. A CPA firm has been doing preliminary evaluations of the Sonny Corporation’s accounts and records. One major problem involves the valuation of inventory under GAAP. Sonny Corporation has been valuing its inventory under the cost method and no write-downs have been made for obsolescence. A review of the inventory indicates that obsolescence and excess spare parts in the inventory are two major violations of Accounting Periods and Methods. The CPA states that for GAAP the company will be required to write down its inventory by 25% of its stated amount, or $100,000, and charge this amount against net income from operations for the current period. Otherwise, an unqualified (i.e., a “clean opinion”) will not be rendered. The company controller asks your advice regarding the tax consequences from the obsolescence and spare parts inventory write-downs for the current year and the procedures for changing to the lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) method for tax purposes. Sonny Corporation uses a calendar year for both book and tax purposes, and the date of your contact with the company is December 1 of the current year. A partial list of research sources includes: 446 and 471 Secs. 1.446-1(e)(3), 1.471-2 and 1.471-4 American Liberty Pipe Line Co. v. CIR, 32 AFTR 1099, 44-2 USTC ¶9408 (5th Cir., 1944) Thor Power Tool Co. v. CIR, 43 AFTR 2d 79-362,79-1 USTC ¶9139 (USSC, 1979)

Assignment One: Topic and Research DUE: Friday, September 28, 11:59 p.m. VALUE: 5 points extra credit TASK: • In 3-4 sentences, explain why your chosen topic would both interest and inform your audience. This statement could be used as your “motivation” statement in the speech’s introduction. • Also include your initial reference list: sources you plan to cite in your speech. Use any reference style: MLA, APA, Chicago. Minimum: 4 sources • See Chapter 10, Table 3, on page 230 for citation examples. Assignment Two: Draft Outline DUE: Friday, October 19, 11:59 p.m. VALUE: 5 points extra credit TASK: • Send a full sentence outline for feedback. The more details you provide in this outline, the better feedback you will receive. • See Chapter 9, Figure 1, on page 207 for a sample outline • Please do not turn in your speech in manuscript form, as illustrated on pages 208-209. • So that your instructor can help you prepare, please label the following parts of your outline and bold each label: • All 4 parts of your introduction (attention getter, motivation, thesis, preview) • Each transition within the body of the speech • All source citations (as you would cite them orally in the speech) • Each piece of supporting material (example, statistic, analogy, quotation) • Both parts of the conclusion kindly use the same topic . TITLE General purpose: Purpose statement: INTRODUCTION I. Attention getter: II. Definition: III. Personal Credibility: IV. Thesis: V. Preview: [Transition: ] BODY I. (main idea #1) A. (supports #1) [CITE] B. (supports #2) [CITE] C. (supports #3) [CITE] [Transition: ] II. (main idea #2) A. (supports #1) [CITE] B. (supports #2) [CITE] C. (supports #3) [CITE] [Transition: ] III. (main idea #3) A. (supports #1) [CITE] B. (supports #2) [CITE] C. (supports #3) [CITE] [Transition: ] IV. (main idea #4) A. (supports #1) [CITE] B. (supports #2) [CITE] C. (supports #3) [CITE] [Transition: ] CONCLUSION I. Review of main points: II. Final remarks: REFERENCE [APA, MLA, Chicago]

Overview There are many types of auctions, each with strengths and weaknesses at uncovering the real price or value of an item. Auctions are widely used in finance, e-commerce, and e-games. They are also widely used to generate revenue for not-for-profit organizations. The following video describes auctions as price discovery mechanisms: The Ideal Auction(https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=4kWuxfVbIaU) Use the video on auctions and at least three academic or high-quality business publications (see acceptable types below) to compare and contrast English auctions and Dutch auctions, and sealed-bid first-price auctions and Vickery auctions. Acceptable Types of Publications A high-quality, professional business publication is one that is primarily directed at reporting or analyzing the workings of the business. Examples are the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Reuters. Avoid general news publications such as USA Today, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. Please do not rely on Wikipedia, Investopedia, or similar websites as references Instructions Address the following questions in 3-5 pages: 1.) Compare and contrast how each of the following uncovers value: English and Dutch auctions. Sealed-bid first-price auctions and Vickery auctions. 2. Compare and contrast surge pricing and congestion pricing. Give an example of each currently in use. 3. Identify three examples of auctions used in finance, e-commerce, and/or e-games. Explain the following in-depth: *The need for an auction to uncover value in the product or service. *How the type of auction used to uncover the value of the product or service is better at uncovering value than other types of auctions. 4.) What are the advantages or disadvantages of auctions as revenue generators for not-for-profit organizations? 5.) Suggest ways in which a for-profit company, such as the company for which you work or a company for which you aspire to work, can use auctions or dynamic pricing to better uncover value and increase revenue.

Activity 2 entails observing and describing the culture of drag performance. For this activities, you will produce a visual component and a 3-4 page report that consists of your observations written in an ethnographic manner and a brief analysis that draws from relevant assigned readings. The activities are aimed at helping you understand the applications of course content to your own life and the social world around you. More guidelines will be provided in class.

Chris Rock: Tamborine 1) Explain the context of your primary text (what are the various issues at stake, positions people take, and relevance to our discussions?) 2) What’s your thinking so far on that text? (remember that that thinking may change as you conduct your research) 3) Discuss the kinds of research you expect to have to do in order to explore that topic more thoroughly (will you be looking exclusively at scholarly journals? Are there relevant popular resources you may use?). While your particular primary and secondary texts are up to you, everyone must select from within the following three umbrella topics: • The empowerment or disenfranchisement of particular social groups through the use of comedy, including race, class, and/or gender o Consider comics who take on race, class, gender, sexuality explicitly in their work and examine how they engage those topics and to what end. • The rhetorical value of irony o Consider comics like Stephen Colbert who employ irony as their primary method of advancing an argument – what are they able to accomplish through those ends and are there limits? • Rhetorical transgression o Consider comics who “go too far.” What can an examination of how a particular comic has gone too far help us understand our culture and society? What’s the difference between Tig Notaro and Dave Chappelle?

As Covid-19 cases increase, new restrictions have been put in place in Los Angeles County. On Sunday, November 22, it was announced that outdoor dining would no longer be allowed in Los Angeles County for at least three weeks. On Friday the 27th, the day after Thanksgiving, L.A. County announced a new stay-at-home order which prohibits all private and public gatherings which include people from multiple households, except for religious gatherings and political protests, and also puts additional occupancy limits on businesses. From the LA Times: • Officials have warned that even more strict rules — perhaps a more formal stay-at-home order — are likely if L.A. can’t begin to bend the curve on this third wave. • Two months ago, officials estimated that 1 in 880 L.A. County residents were infected with the coronavirus; now, they believe it’s 1 in 145 and climbing, meaning the activities that people once enjoyed safely now pose more risk. • Public health officials on Saturday reported 3,143 new cases of the virus and 19 deaths but said that the numbers were low because no community testing was offered on Thanksgiving, and only limited testing was performed the day after. Nonetheless, officials said, the proportion of tests coming back positive doubled over the last two weeks, reaching 7.4%. • Even though she works outside at a kiosk — just outside Skechers — Anabel Velazquez worries about the health risk. She says people take offense when she reminds them to wear a mask or wear it properly — which is ironic because she sells masks and was herself sporting one with a Playboy logo. From The Guardian: • Restaurants across the state have also invested significant resources in setting up outdoor dining, which has added to the frustration with the shutdown. Guerrilla Tacos spent roughly $27,000 to create an outdoor space and has been selling out reservations, making a slim profit. • Other LA restaurant owners said they were worried this shutdown would force them to permanently close. • Some conservative parts of the state, including Huntington Beach, south of LA, have protested against Newsom’s restrictions, with some urging him to “open California” at a rally after curfew rules went into effect Saturday night. • Newsom recently faced scrutiny after photos emerged of him dining out with other families at French Laundry, one of California’s most expensive and upscale restaurants.

I need a cover letter to apply job and intern in business-related, so I need a writer familiar with what IBD and business-related companies want in the cover letter, I have two master’s degrees!!! I’m currently studying finance, the other master’s degree I’ve already done is in applied econ and management, you can see detail in my resume. Also, I will upload a template of the cover letter my teacher gave me which the writer could take a look at, although most cover letter in the template only has few sentences, please try to write more as it could show my strongpoint and related experience

Why do you want to study your chosen major at Georgia Tech, and what opportunities at Georgia Tech will prepare you in that field after graduation? My chosen major is Computer Science.

Review the case analysis, “Incidents For Discussion: Pritchard Soap Co.” on pages 138-139 of your textbook, which illustrates the problems that can arise when project managers are not good communicators. Explain your own strengths and weaknesses as a communicator, and describe how you will capitalize on your strengths and mitigate your weaknesses when leading a project team. Consider how you will apply project management communication strategies to your final project. Your entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Case Study: Boutique Hotels Read the Boutique Hotels case study on pages 100 – 101 of your textbook, and answer the three questions at the end. 1. What are the operational challenges associated with developing new boutique hotels? 2. What can we learn from the mass customization of tangible goods that can be applied to the mass customization of services (boutique hotels)? 3. How can boutique hotels maintain a consistent/ standard level of service without compromising their unique/ personalized service mission?