On January 1, X9, Gerald received his 50 percent profits and capital interest in High Air, LLC, in exchange for $2,000 in cash and real property with a $3,000 tax basis secured by a $2,000 nonrecourse mortgage. High Air reported a $15,000 loss for its X9 calendar year. How much loss can Gerald deduct, and how much loss must he suspend if he only applies the tax basis loss limitation

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

Mark knopf is an auditor who has been asked to provide an audit and financial statement certification for a company that is going public on the new york stock exchange. knopf wants to know his personal liability if the company provides him with inaccurate or false information. which of the following sources of law will him answer that question? a. the city ordinances where the company headquarters is located. b. the state constitution of the state where the company is incorporated. c. code of federal regulations. d. all of the above