The local electric company requires a $200 refundable deposit from new customers in lieu of a credit check. Landlord Pete, a cash basis taxpayer, pays this amount for all his new-to-town tenants. When the tenant has paid the electric bill without delay, the electric company credits the deposit from the subsequent bill(s) until the entire amount is refunded. Pete allows the tenants to keep the credits on their utility account. The rent charged remains more or less at market value for the apartments. Thus, Pete is using the deposit as a way of attracting tenants. Required:
Can he deduct the $200 payments on his tax return?

James has set the goal of achieving all "a"s during this year of school.which term best describes this goal

Consider the following scenarios. use what you have learned to decide if the goods and services being provided are individual, public, or merit goods. for each case, state what kind of good has been described and explain your answer using the definitions of individual, public, and merit goods. (6 points each) 1. from your window, you can see a city block that's on fire. you watch city firefighters rescue people and battle the flames to save the buildings. 2. while visiting relatives, you learn that your cousins attend a nearby elementary school that is supported financially by local property tax revenue. 3. you see a squadron of military jets flying overhead. 4. you find out that your aunt works for a defense manufacturing company that has several defense contracts with the government. she tells you that she works for a team that is producing a communications satellite. 5. your class visits a local jail run by a private, profit-making company that detains county criminals and is paid with tax revenue.

If his parents cannot alex with college, and two of his scholarships will be awarded to other students if he does not accept them immediately, which is the best option for him?