Vernon is a cash basis taxpayer with a calendar tax year. on october 1, 2016, vernon entered into a lease to rent a building for use in his business at $3,000 a month. on that day vernon paid 18 months rent on the building, a total of $54,000 ($3,000 × 18 months). how much may vernon deduct for rent expense on his 2016 tax return?

Shareholders of tesla recently expressed concerns that elon musk should give up some of his power on tesla's board by appointing two independent directors. which of the following is not a reason why elon musk is perceived to have significant power over tesla's board? 1. he is the founder of the firm and a successful entrepreneur, thus board members may be hesitant to challenge him.2. as the ceo and chairman of the firm he can easily determine what the board should discuss and how it should vote on strategic issues.3. all board members, except for kimbal, have been appointed to the board during elon's tenure.4. many of the firm's directors are outsider investment managers whose interests would not be aligned with those of firms' shareholders.

The framers of the us constitution created a system of government that established branches of government set forth the powers of such a branches and placed limits on those powers what are the benefits of such a system? are there any problems associated with such a system?

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