In 2020, Merced, Inc. (a C-corporation) had net operating income of $20,000. During 2021, Merced also had long-term capital gains of $50,000 and long-term capital losses of $65,000. In addition, Merced, Inc. received a $70,000 dividend from Dolphin, Inc. in 2020. Merced owns 25% of the shares of Dolphin. Note: the operating income only includes revenue and expenses directly related to operations (it does not include any capital transactions or dividends). 2020 Taxable Income = $ 44,500
2020 Tax Liability = $ 44,500 * 21% = $ 9,345

In 2016, Merced had a long-term capital gain of $20,000. In 2019, Merced had a long-term capital gain of $10,000. These are the only capital transactions that Merced has had in the five years preceding 2020. Explain to the CEO of Merced what they can expect in terms of their overall tax liability for 2020. Also, explain any future planning opportunities that might arise regarding these capital transactions.

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“strategy, plans, and budgets are unrelated to one another.” do you agree? explain. explain how the manager’s choice of the type of responsibility center (cost, revenue, profit, or investment) affects the behavior of other employees.

P8-4b dropping unfavorable division based on the following analysis of last year's operations of groves, inc., a financial vice president of the company believes that the firm's total net income could be increased by $160,000 if its design division were discontinued. (amounts are given in the thousands of dollars.) required provide answers for each of the following independent situations: a. assuming that total fixed costs and expenses would not be affected by discontinuing the design division, prepare an analysis showing why you agree or disagree with the vice president. b. assume that the discontinuance of the design division will enable the company to avoid 30% of the fixed portion of cost of services and 40% of the fixed operating expenses allocated to the design division. calculate the resulting effect on net income. c. assume that in addition to the cost avoidance in requirement (b), the capacity released by discontinuance of the design division can be used to provide 6,000 new services that would have a variable cost per service of $60 and would require additional fixed costs totaling $68,000. at what unit price must the new service be sold if groves is to increase its total net income by $180,000?