Last year Nate opened a savings account with a deposit of $15,450. The account was in the name of Nate and Derrick, joint tenancy with the right of survivorship. Derrick did not contribute to the account, but this year he withdrew $5,150. Has Nate made a complete gift, and if so, what is the amount of the taxable gift and when was the gift made?

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

Read the following scenario and answer the question in 5-10 sentences. you are the owner of a small business that is a defendant in a lawsuit in federal court. you received bad news from your lawyer that the judge did not allow certain documents to be admitted as evidence in court and that the jury reached a $50,000 verdict in favor of the plaintiff. your lawyer tells you that it is within your legal right to hire him to file an appeal with the united states court of appeals. if the appellate court rules in your favor, you may be able to avoid paying part or all of the $50,000. evaluate your lawyer’s suggestion about appealing the decision.

Salaries are $4,500 per week for five working days and are paid weekly at the end of the day fridays. the end of the month falls on a thursday. the accountant for dayton company made the appropriate accrual adjustment and posted it to the ledger. the balance of salaries payable, as shown on the adjusted trial balance, will be a (assume that there was no beginning balance in the salaries payable account.)