MEMORANDUM To: S. Partner‚ C.P.A. From: Nicole J. Badalamenti‚ J. Accountant Date: August 27‚ 2012 Subject: Mr. B. Potato I FACTS Mr. B. Potato‚ a wealthy real estate investor‚ recently purchased a house on a parcel of land for $400‚000. The house was appraised at a value of $300‚000 and the land had an appraised value of $100‚000. Mr. Potato plans to tear down the house and replace it with a new house worth $1‚500‚000 with the intentions of living in
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November 16‚ 2012 TAX FILE MEMORANDUM FROM SUBJECT Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home‚ INC. taxpayer engagement. FACT Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home‚ INC (“Peaceful”) has designed an approach that allows customers to prepay for their funeral goods and services. Under this program‚ the customer pays in advance for the goods and services that will be provided at the time of their death‚ often at a significant discount. Under the terms of the contract‚ the payments are refundable at the contract purchaser’s
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Green FROM: Kecia Carter DATE: November 28‚ 2010 RE: Tax Memo #1/Gambling Activities Issue #1 Dr. Green is a practicing physician in Chicago who‚ as an avid blackjack and slot machine player‚ travels to Las Vegas bi-weekly to gamble. He would like to know what criteria are used to determine whether his gambling activities constitute a trade or business for federal income tax purposes and whether or not you think his gambling activities qualify for trade or
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Legal Due Diligence Checklist “While the term cannot be found in the dictionary‚ due diligence can be defined as the careful inspection of an item intended for purchase” (Stern‚ 1993). “Scrupulous due diligence is critical to determine if the offering is cost-effective” (Stern‚ 1993). Most potential purchasers of businesses now agree that they should carry out due diligence on a business before agreeing to buy it. According to Hall (2004)‚ “the reasons for due diligence will vary and may‚
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diligence report is carried out. A due diligence report is an autonomous assessment of the past dealings and history of the target company that includes the study of its investments‚ experience‚ net worth‚ funds. It justifies the entries and statement projected vis-à-vis documents for its fairness and accuracy. The aspects of M & A will deal with Six types of due diligence process i.e. Due Diligence of :- 1. Finance and Accounting 2. Business‚ Customers/Sales 3. Legal Matters
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May 3‚ 2010 Tax File Memorandum Subject Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home Incorporated prepaid income treatment. Facts Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home Inc. is an accrual basis taxpayer who sells prepaid goods and services to clients that will be provided for them at the time of their death. Goods and services are refundable upon the purchasers request at any time until the contracts are fulfilled. Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home Incorporated is in need of determining the period of recognition
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Tax File Memorandum To: Peaceful Pastures Funeral Home From: Whomever Date: 2/17/2013 Re: Peaceful Pastures Tax Payer Engagement Confidential I SPOKE WITH PEACEFUL TAX PAYER ABOUT THE AUDIT NOTICE THE IRS HAD SENT. IT CONTENDS THAT THE AMOUNT PREPAID UNDER PEACEFUL’S PROGRAM CONSTITUTES PREPAID INCOME THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN PEACEFUL’S INCOME (AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO TAX) IN THE YEAR IN WHICH IT IS RECEIVED. THE TAX PAYER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE IRS FINDINGS
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Cultural due diligence 1. Introduction Why Cultural Due Diligence (CCD) The implementation of effective cultural due diligence is well recognized in both the academic and business world. Through mergers and acquisitions‚ as well as any other business alliances‚ cultural due diligence has helped companies enter global markets‚ acquire capital‚ technology‚ branding‚ and country specific practices to help do business. It also reduces the risk and maximizes the profits in many ways (Cartwright &
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Lauren Smith From: Tax Accountant‚ CPA Date: August 22‚ 2012 Re: Deductibility of Education Expense Facts You incurred $15‚000 in education expense during the tax year in the course of earning an MBA from a local university. You wants to deduct these expenses on her tax return as an employee business expense‚ as your employer does not have an education expense reimbursement program. Issue The issue is (1) whether education expenses can be deductible on the tax return as an employee
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Tax Memorandum 2015 FEDERAL BUDGET 2015-2016 Rafqat Hussain & Co. Chartered Accountants Head Office: Islamabad Office: 81 Abu Bakar Block‚ Garden Town‚ Lahore-Pakistan T: +92 42-35864181‚ 35440481-2 F: +92 42-35864181 E-mail: info@rafqat.com URL: www.rafqat.com No 57‚ Street No 68‚ G9/3 Islamabad-Pakistan E-mail: info@rafqat.com URL: www.rafqat.com 1|P a g e Website: www.rafqat.com Email: info@rafqat.com Tax Memorandum 2015 WITH COMPLIMENTS To our Clients and Associates We are pleased
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