He following information pertains to houston company’s shareholder’s equity at december 31 2019. the company has authorized 100,000 shares of preferred stock, of which issued 20,000 shares are issued and outstanding the stock is cumulative and carries a 4% dividend, a par value of $50 and all the shares had been issued at par. the company had 500,000 shares of $1 par value common stock authorized with 200,000 shares issued and 10,000 held in treasury. the additional paid in capital is $1,200,000. the treasury stock is carried at cost of $150,000. the company had retained earnings of $432,000. required: prepare the shareholder’s equity section of the company’s balance sheet at december 31, 2019.

Which organization was established to train the hard-core unemployed? - better business bureau- equal employment opportunity commission- environmental protection agency- affirmative action committee- national alliance of business

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

What is free trade? a. trade that is not subject to taxes or fees b. trade that governments do not interfere with c. trade with a high level of government regulation d. trade between states in the u.s. b