1. Wozniacki and Wilcox form Jewel LLC, with each receiving a one-half interest in the capital and profits of the LLC. Wozniacki receives his one-half interest as compensation for tax planning services he rendered prior to the formation of the LLC. Wilcox contributes $50,000 cash. The value of a one-half capital interest in the LLC (for each of the parties) is $50,000. A. How much income does Wozniacki recognize as a result of this transaction, and what is the character of the income?
B. How much is Wozniacki’s basis in the LLC interest?
C. How will Jewel treat this amount?
2. Assume in problem above, that Wozniacki received a one-half profits interest instead of a one-half capital interest. How much income does Wozniacki recognize as a result of this transaction, and what is the character of the income? Assume that the FMV of the interest received in this problem cannot be determined because this is a new LLC with no history and it is trying to market a totally new service.

8. agreement and disagreement among economists suppose that bob, an economist from a university in arizona, and cho, an economist from a public television program, are arguing over saving incentives. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: cho: i think it's safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards. bob: i think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards. cho: you really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? because i don't. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? rent ceilings reduce the quantity and quality of available housing. immigrants receive more in government benefits than they contribute in taxes. having a single income tax rate would improve economic performance.

A4-year project has an annual operating cash flow of $59,000. at the beginning of the project, $5,000 in net working capital was required, which will be recovered at the end of the project. the firm also spent $23,900 on equipment to start the project. this equipment will have a book value of $5,260 at the end of the project, but can be sold for $6,120. the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the year 4 cash flow?

Read the following paragraph, and choose the best revision for one of its sentences. dr. blake is retiring at the end of the month. there will be an unoccupied office upon his departure, and it is big in size. because every other office is occupied, we should convert dr. blake’s office into a lounge. it is absolutely essential that this issue is discussed at the next staff meeting. (a) because every other office is occupied, it’s recommended that we should convert dr. blake’s office into a lounge. (b) because every other office is filled, we should convert dr. blake’s office into a lounge.