Paul and Karen Kent are married, and both are employed (Paul earns $44,000 and Karen earns $9,000 during 2018). Paul and Karen have two dependent children, both under the age of 13 (Samuel and Joy). In order to work Paul and Karen pay $3,800 ($1,900 for each child) to Sunnyside Day Care Center (422 Sycamore Road, Ft. Worth, TX 76028; Employer Identification Number: 11-2345678) to care for their children a. Assuming that Paul and Karen file a joint return, their tax credit for child and dependent care expenses for the year is $
b. Complete Form 2441 for Paul and Karen; their AGI is $53,750, and their tax liability before any available child care credit is $2,825. Neither Paul nor Karen received any child care benefits from their employers

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.