Prepare a tax research memo indicating how Ray should report his gambling winnings and losses.

Tax Problem:

Your client, Ray, was overly stressed and quit his job as a corporate executive. Rather than finding a new desk job, Ray decided he would devote his newly found free time to betting on horse races. Ray devoted a significant amount of time to studying the horses and race related information. In fact, he spent more than 60 hours each week on racing activities. Having previously worked as an executive, Ray kept very detailed accounts of his wagers, wins, and losses. In the prior year, Ray reported net winnings of $100,000 on bets of $113,000, thus resulting in a net gambling loss of $13,000 for the year.

Your manager has asked you to prepare a tax research memo indicating how Ray should report his gambling winnings and losses.

What techniques associated with encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship at a country scale

Much of the focus of this class has been on how countries, institutions, entrepreneurs, and others can systematically encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, and how these can be leveraged into sustainable economic gains. Write a paper that takes the lessons learned from this research and analysis and applies it to individual enterprises. Be certain to answer the following questions:

• What techniques associated with encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship at a country scale can be successfully applied to individual enterprises?
• How can the principles and practices associated with microenterprise and microfinance be applied to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship within individual enterprises?
• How must these techniques be adapted to fit in the enterprise context?
• What are the unique challenges associated with encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship at the enterprise scale vs. the country scale?
• What institutional mechanisms can be put in place by governments and other entities that can help encourage innovation and entrepreneurship?

Wherever possible, apply your answers to your specific organization context and use examples from your own experience to support your views. Be sure to reference any case studies that you may have come across that illustrate how these techniques have been applied successfully to individual enterprises. Your paper should be five to eight pages in length.

Population pyramid comparisons

Population Pyramid comparisons

 Population pyramids show the age structure of the population of a country or region. Different growth patterns caused by varying cultural values, war events or both help shape the pyramid. You will obtain the data (population pyramids) from www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb//for three different countries. The three countries (Ethiopia, Indonesia and UK) will each have a population pattern that may be recognized as either in rapid growth, in stable growth or in growth decline. After you obtain the pyramids, copy and paste them into your assignment and then identify which of the three patterns each country demonstrates.

Please write a brief essay comparing the three pyramids. Consider historical events, the present global population structure and the influence, if any, of the past and the present on future population growth. Compare and contrast these pyramids. Which country will have the greatest population increase? Why? What problems might these countries be facing? You may use additional information from library sources or the Internet.

Briefly describe what role employees have as risk owners on a project team.

Assigned Readings:

Chapter 15: Opportunity Risk ManagementChapter 

16: Strategic Risk ManagementChapter 

19: Communicating Risk

TQM Conference Paper:  https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/ready-pm-total-quality-management-106

TQM Conference Paper:  https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/risk-management-tqm-design-projects-1900

TQM Conference Paper: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/pm-tqm-inconsistent-theory-practice-3327

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter. Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Briefly describe what role employees have as risk owners on a project team.
2. Why is it important to define a project’s constraints in a project scope statement as it relates to risk control.

Business ethics assignment

All answers must have at least one reference. References must be cited in APA format.

Question 1 of 5

What is the moral point of view and why is it important? Does it make sense to say that business people must operate from the perspective of the moral point of view? Why, or why not?

Question 2 of 5 

There are rather clear utility exchanges that are made between policies of due process and EAW. What are some ways that you can imagine that the utility losses required by a policy of due process may be minimized (or inherent inefficiencies you potentially see in EAW policies)?

Question 3 of 5  

Explain John Boatright’s main arguments in “What’s Wrong — and What’s Right — with Stakeholder Management.” Provide two objections to his thesis. Do you agree or disagree with his position

Question 4 of 5

Epstein claims that the positions of both employers and employees are essentially even with regard to EAW. Do you find this line of argument convincing? Why or why not?

Question 5 of 5

Central to Duska’s discussion is his conception of loyalty. Do you find his account of loyalty convincing? What elements of it might you disagree with? What implications might an altered conception of loyalty have on his contention that whistle-blowing does not require moral justification?

LaToya has $113.94 in her checking account.

LaToya has $113.94 in her checking account. During the week, she goes to the ATM and withdraws $40 and is charged a $2.50 usage fee. The following week, she deposits her paycheck from $189.73 and has two debit card transactions of $22.50 and $70.18. What is LaToya’s current balance in her checking account?

Analyzing the Need for Change in an Organization

Module 03: Analyzing the Need for Change in an Organization 

Module 03: Critical Thinking

Personal Change Tools (100 points)Organizational change is a process that can be complex. Change efforts are not easily carried out but can be successful through the use of various resources and tools. As explored within the Interactive Lecture, change often starts with knowing what to change, continues through how to change, and then concludes with when to change.It is important to remember that the same change processes that guide organizations can also be used in one’s personal life.For this Critical Thinking Assignment, address the components below:

1. Think about a major change that you experienced within the past five years. Explain details about this change, specifically focusing on the reason for the change and the importance of the change in your life.
2. Explain which change model (i.e., Nadler and Tushman’s Congruence Model, Sterman’s Systems Dynamics Model, Quinn’s Competing Values Model, Greiner’s Model of Organizational Growth, or Stacey’s Complexity Theory) most applied to your change experience. Provide details about why you selected this model and why it was the best choice as compared to the other models.
3. Analyze the steps associated with the model and how these steps were followed during your time of change.
4. Looking back on the change process and experience, what improvements would you make to ensure enhanced change-related success? Why?

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 4-5 pages in length, which does not include the title and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
• Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
• Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
• It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment into the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check – Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
• Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

What could a recruiter do to interest you in applying for a company you have never heard of before?

 Discussion

Introduction

Help Wanted-How many applicants? Where do I find them? How do I get their attention? 

Unit Learning Outcomes

• Select strategic recruitment sources. (4)
• Develop recruitment messages. (4)

Directions

Answer BOTH of the discussion questions,

Discussion Questions

1. What could a recruiter do to interest you in applying for a company you have never heard of before? What tactics/information would persuade you to apply?
2. As a recruiter for a small organization, Annika’s aprons, you need to expand your recruitment efforts beyond your website and word of mouth. Which recruitment sources would you recommend for Annika to recruit for her 2 shops? Use justification for your choices.

Operational budget presentation

The purpose of this assignment is to create an operational budget presentation identifying key components of budgeting and possible capital purchases that may be required.

Scenario: You have been asked to create an operational budget for a 20-bed nursing unit and present it to the senior leaders of your organization.

Create a presentation of 10-12 slides, including comprehensive speaker notes that detail the budget.   

1. Provide the key components of budgeting, including the cost of staff, activities, services, and supplies.
2. Identify and describe a relevant capital purchase this unit may require, including the need, the return on investment, benefits, etc.

Use at least three references, including your textbook.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Your neighborhood Laundromat is for sale and a friend is considering investing in this business.

Your neighborhood Laundromat is for sale and a friend is considering investing in this business. Your friend has asked for your financial advice regarding this endeavor.

For the business alone and no other assets (such as the building and land), the purchase price is $250,000. The net cash flows for the project are $30,000 per year for the next 5 years. The plan is to borrow the money for this investment at 5%.

You will need to submit a presentation sharing your recommendation. You will need to address the following questions:

• What is the net present value of this project? Use the calculations covered in this week’s Video to calculate the net present value.
• Calculate the simple payback period for this project. Your desired payback period is 5 years. How long is the payback period for this project?
• How would you evaluate this investment? What would be a good price at which to purchase this business?

Prepare the calculations to determine if the Laundromat is a good investment. In a 15 slide presentation, show your calculations and recommendations on whether to purchase the Laundromat. Be sure to address the questions above in the presentation.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title slide: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 15 slides minimum
• Body slides: This begins on the slide following the title slide and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your presentation for this assignment is 15 slides. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference slide: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final slide of your presentation. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference slide is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.