Which of the following is a tip for being more effective in multicultural communications?
a. at the end of the conversation, double-check to make sure you and the listener agree on what has been said and decided.
b. oversimplify sentences to improve understanding.
c. do not be concerned about getting feedback about your message.
d. do not speak slowly and clearly since this will be interpreted as condescending.
e. rephrase as often as possible

Theodore is researching computer programming he thinks that this career has a great employment outlook so he’d like to learn if it’s a career in which he would excel what to skills are important for him to have and becoming a successful computer programmer

Portia grant is an employee who is paid monthly. for the month of january of the current year, she earned a total of $8,388. the fica tax for social security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the fica tax rate for medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. the futa tax rate of 0.6% and the suta tax rate of 5.4% are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. the amount of federal income tax withheld from her earnings was $1,391.77. what is the total amount of taxes withheld from the portia's earnings?

In 2015, lori assigned a paid-up whole life insurance policy to an irrevocable life insurance trust (ilit) for the benefit of her three children. the ilit contained a crummey provision for the benefit of each child. at the time of the transfer, the whole life insurance policy was valued at $200,000, and since lori had not made any other taxable gifts during her lifetime, she did not owe any gift tax. lori died in 2016, and the face value of the whole life insurance policy of $2,000,000 was paid to the ilit. regarding this transfer, how much is included in lori’s gross estate at her death?