Last year, bta corporation, a calendar-year taxpayer, reported a net operating loss of $10,000 and a $0 tax liability. bta confidently anticipates a current-year tax liability of $240,000. what minimum estimated tax payments should bta make for the first, second, third, and fourth quarters, respectively (ignore the annualized income method), assuming the following:
a) bta is not considered to be a large corporation for estimated tax purposes.
b) bta is considered to be a large corporation for estimated tax purposes.

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

Mai and chuck have been divorced since 2012. they have three boys, ages 6, 8, and 10. all of the boys live with mai and she receives child support from chuck. mai and chuck both work and the boys need child care before and after school. te boys attend the fun house day care center and mai paid them $2,000 and chuck paid them $3,000. mai's agi is $18,000 and chuck's is $29,000. mai will claim two of the boys as dependents. she signed form 8332 which allows chuck to claim one of the boys. who can take the child and dependent care credit?

When a large marketing company contracts with a payroll service company to process employee checks for them, they are a. diversifying the workforce b. outsourcing c. telecommuting d. completing the business cycle select the best answer from the choices provided