Last year, bta corporation, a calendar-year taxpayer, reported a net operating loss of $10,000 and a $0 tax liability. bta confidently anticipates a current-year tax liability of $240,000. what minimum estimated tax payments should bta make for the first, second, third, and fourth quarters, respectively (ignore the annualized income method), assuming the following:
a) bta is not considered to be a large corporation for estimated tax purposes.
b) bta is considered to be a large corporation for estimated tax purposes.

Contrast two economies that transitioned to capitalism and explain what factors affected the ease kf their transition as welas the “face” of capitalism that each has adopted

Sailcloth & more currently produces boat sails and is considering expanding its operations to include awnings for homes and travel trailers. the company owns land beside its current manufacturing facility that could be used for the expansion. the company bought this land 5 years ago at a cost of $319,000. at the time of purchase, the company paid $24,000 to level out the land so it would be suitable for future use. today, the land is valued at $295,000. the company has some unused equipment that it currently owns valued at $38,000. this equipment could be used for producing awnings if $12,000 is spent for equipment modifications. other equipment costing $490,000 will also be required. what is the amount of the initial cash flow for this expansion project?

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?