Apractitioner is engaged to prepare a client's federal income tax return for 2013 and 2014. the practitioner files the 2013 return on the client's behalf. after the 2014 return is prepared, the client disputes the fees for the 2014 tax engagement, terminates the relationship, and requests all tax returns and related records. the client has not yet paid for preparation of the 2014 return. under irs circular no. 230, which records must the practitioner return to the client?

a.) notes the practitioner took when meeting with the client about the 2013 and 2014 tax returns.

b.) the engagement letter executed by the client for preparation of the 2014 federal income tax return.

c.) an appraisal the practitioner prepared in connection with the 2013 federal income tax return.

d.) schedules the practitioner prepared, which the client needs to file in its 2014 federal income tax return.

Which is one solution to levy the complexity of the global matrix strategy with added customer-focused dimensions?

In december of 2004, the company you own entered into a 20-year contract with a grain supplier for daily deliveries of grain to its hot dog bun manufacturing facility. the contract called for "10,000 pounds of grain" to be delivered to the facility at the price of $100,000 per day. until february 2017, the supplier provided processed grain which could easily be used in your manufacturing process. however, no longer wanting to absorb the cost of having the grain processed, the supplier began delivering whole grain. the supplier is arguing that the contract does not specify the type of grain that would be supplied and that it has not breached the contract. your company is arguing that the supplier has an onsite processing plant and processed grain was implicit to the terms of the contract. over the remaining term of the contract, reshipping and having the grain processed would cost your company approximately $10,000,000, opposed to a cost of around $1,000,000 to the supplier. after speaking with in-house counsel, it was estimated that litigation would cost the company several million dollars and last for years. weighing the costs of litigation, along with possible ambiguity in the contract, what are three options you could take to resolve the dispute? which would be the best option for your business and why?

When making broccoli cream soup, the broccoli and aromatics should be a. burned. b. simmered. c. puréed. d. sweated.