Identify each person in the table as structurally, frictionally, or cyclically unemployed. a. Lorenzo recently lost his job as a dishwasher. Minimum-wage legislation keeps employers from adding more of the low-skill positions for which he qualifies, so he has been unable to find work.
b. Teresa is a real estate agent. House sales in her area have declined because the region has been going through a recession. She has no clients and is currently looking for a new full time job.
c. Neha just graduated from college and is looking for a full- time position with an investment banking firm.

Josie, an unmarried taxpayer, has $155,000 in salary, $10,000 in income from a passive investment in a limited partnership, and a $26,000 passive loss from a real estate rental activity in which she actively participates. if her modified adjusted gross income is $155,000, how much of the $26,000 loss is deductible

The stock of grommet corporation, a u. s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u. s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u. s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u. s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?

Experts are particularly concerned about four strategic metal resources that are important for the u. s. economy and military strength, and that must be imported. what percentage does the u. s. import? *