Rap, inc., was organized in january 2017 and immediately made an s election. rap, inc.'s stock is entirely owned by howard, who contributed $40,000 to start the business. rap reported the following results for the 2017 year: ordinary income$36,000short-term capital loss4,000charitable contributions1,000tax-exempt income1,000sec. 179 deduction10,000on april 12, 2017, howard received a $30,000 cash distribution from the corporation. what is the adjusted basis of his stock on january 1, 2018?

Identifying transactions national park tours co. is a travel agency. the nine transactions recorded by national park tours during may 2019, its first month of operations, are indicated in the following t accounts: cash (1) 75,000 (2) 900 (7) 8,150 (3) 1,600 (4) 6,280 (6) 2,700 (9) 2,500 accounts receivable (5) 12,300 (7) 8,150 supplies (2) 900 (8) 660 equipment (3) 8,000 accounts payable (6) 2,700 (3) 6,400 beth worley, capital (1) 75,000 beth worley, drawing (9) 2,500 fees earned (5) 12,300 operating expenses (4) 6,280 (8) 660 indicate for each debit and each credit (a) whether an asset, liability, owner's equity, drawing, revenue, or expense account was affected and (b) whether the account was increased (+) or decreased account debited account credited transaction type effect type effect (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

Almost 80% of business owners are clueless about the competition, resulting in a) lost market share and customers. b) needless lawsuits. c) uninspired products. d) lack of perseverance

What is used by accountant to analyze transactions ?