In determining whether a taxpayer is considered to be in travel status for tax purposes, a general rule is that if a person is reassigned for an indefinite period, the individual's tax home shifts to the new location and the taxpayer is not considered to be in travel status.

Suppose a holiday inn hotel has annual fixed costs applicable to its rooms of $1.2 million for its 300-room hotel, average daily room rents of $50, and average variable costs of $10 for each room rented. it operates 365 days per year. the amount of operating income on rooms, assuming an occupancy* rate of 80% for the year, that will be generated for the entire year is *occupancy = % of rooms rented

One of your new suppliers, kim, has been hearing rumors about your firm’s lack of capability to deliver high quality products and writes an email asking you to address the claims being made. in replying to her, you want to be sure that you are very clear and leave no room for misinterpretation. which of the following aspects of effective communication should you give the most attention? (a) making sure you understand kim’s areas of expertise. (b) supporting your reply with relevant data and facts. (c) establishing your credibility as an expert. (d) paying attention to implied communications.

Bruce matthews played football for the tennessee titans. as part of his contract, he agreed to submit any dispute to arbitra- tion. he also agreed that tennessee law would determine all matters related to workers' compensation. after matthews retired, he filed a workers' compensation claim in california. the arbitrator ruled that matthews could pursue his claim in california but only under tennessee law. should this award be set aside?