Kim works for a clothing manufacturer as a dress designer. She travels to New York City to attend five days of fashion shows and then spends three days sightseeing. Her expenses are as follows;

Airfare $1,500

Lodging (8 nights) $1,920

Meals (8 days) $1,440

Airport transportation $120

[Assume that lodging/meals are the same amount for the business and personal portion of the trip (e. g., $180 per day for meals).]

a. presuming no reimbursement, how much can kim deduct as to the trip?

b. would the tax treatment of Kim's deduction differ if she was an independent contractor (rather than an employee)? Explain.

Exercise 4-9presented below is information related to martinez corp. for the year 2017.net sales $1,399,500 write-off of inventory due to obsolescence $80,440cost of goods sold 788,200 depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 43,600selling expenses 65,800 casualty loss 53,900administrative expenses 53,500 cash dividends declared 43,300dividend revenue 22,100 retained earnings at december 31, 2016 1,042,400interest revenue 7,420 effective tax rate of 34% on all items exercise 4-9 presented below is information relateexercise 4-9 presented below is information relate prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2017. assume that 61,500 shares of common stock are outstanding. (round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.49.)prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017. (list items that increase retained earnings first.)