Question 1
Angela owns all the stock of A, B, and P Corporations. P has owned all the stock of S1 Corporation for six years. The P-S1 affiliated group has filed a consolidated tax return in each of these six years using the calendar year as its tax year. On July 10 of the current year (a nonleap year), Angela sells her entire stock investment in A, which uses the calendar year as its tax year. No change takes place in Angela?s ownership of B stock during the tax year. At the close of business on November 25 of this year, S1 purchases 90% of the common stock and 80% of the nonconvertible, nonvoting preferred stock (measured by value) of S2 Corporation. A, P, S1, and S2 are domestic corporations that do not retain any special filing status. Which corporations are included in the affiliated group? In the controlled group? What income is included in the various tax returns? How is the allocation of the income between tax years made if the books are not closed on the sale or acquisition dates? If no special allocations are made, what portion of the reduced tax rate benefits of Sec. 11(b) can be claimed in the current year by the affiliated group? In future years? A partial list of resources includes: ? IRC Sec. 1504 ? IRC Sec. 1563 ? Reg. Sec. 1.1502-76 ? Temp. Reg. Sec. 1.1561-2T
Question 2
You will finish this course with a written report to the Board of Directors of G-Biosport. Your report will include a summary of how decisions throughout the simulation have contributed to the ethical climate of the company, and how the bottom line of the company has been affected by the decisions that have been made in your division. Your report needs to look professional and appropriate for a group of executives who need to rapidly scan it for useful conclusions. Because you have assumed the role of an executive in the simulation, be sure your report reflects your professionalism as a leader. Procedure 1.Write a professional report to the Board of Directors using appropriate spacing, paragraphs, and section titles, so that the report looks professional and is easy to read. This is NOT a spoken presentation but a written report. However, a board consists of busy executives who will scan rapidly and therefore need consistent formatting, a logical flow and a strong summary. 2.Your report should include: ?A description of the ethical climate of the company as assessed from the memos, postings, responses, and critiques. Include samples from your division posts. ?Useful examples of the touchstones your fellow leaders have used to make decisions concerning the ethical dilemmas presented throughout the simulation. ?An analysis of the organizational culture, including the perceived ethical climate compared to the vision, mission, and core values of the company. Tell the directors why the ethical climate is important to the success of your division. ?A description of the processes by which ethical decisions have been and will be made by your division of the G-BioSport company. ?A closing statement with your summary assessment of the division and its recent eight-week performance, as reflected in the financial statements in the EthicsGame? website. Provide an analysis of the financial impact of the ethical decisions made so as to persuade the board of the importance of ethics to the bottom line. (Bear in mind that a copy of the financial statement from the simulation provides useful data for your report, but is not sufficient as an analysis, which is required to demonstrate the connection of ethics to finances.)
Question 3
Create a case analysis. Case is attached. Hints for the Week 3 Case Study 1. What are the major strengths and weaknesses of Church & Dwight? 2. What are the major opportunities and threats facing Church & Dwight? 3. What are the strategic factors facing Church & Dwight? 4. What factors have led to Church & Dwight's long history of slow and stable growth? 5. Does Church & Dwight have any core competencies? If yes, what are they? 6. Does Church & Dwight have a distinctive competency? If yes, what is it? 7. Do you feel Church & Dwight?s strategy of family branding is an effective or ineffective marketing strategy for the company? Why? 8. Is there synergy between Church & Dwight?s two divisions (chemical and consumer products)? Should there be? 9. Does the stated mission for Church & Dwight correctly represent the entire company? 10. What strategy would you recommend to cash in on its environmental friendly products? Should this be an aggressive or conservative strategy? 11. What is your assessment of the outlook for Church & Dwight? 12. What is your assessment of the financial condition of Church & Dwight? CASE ANALYSIS FORMAT TEMPLATE Shown below is the format that your case analysis MUST be in. You should number and label each section and each item in each section. TITLE OF CASE I. INTRODUCTION A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Summary statement of the problem: 2. Summary statement of the recommended solution: This section should be limited to a half page, single spaced. B. THE SITUATION A brief introduction and description of the organization and the present situation or conditions. This section is limited to one page, written in past tense, double-spaced, with one inch margins. At the end of this section, the author(s) of the case should be recognized. (Miller, p._). This means the author(s) of the case, not you or the authors of the textbook. Note: The only page spacing requirements for your Case Analysis are for the two sections above; however, for the remainder of your analysis, I would encourage you to use double spacing and one inch margins. II. ANALYSIS A. ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION 1. Management 2. Operations 3. Marketing 4. Finance 5. Administration (Human Resources) 6. SWOT a. Strengths b. Weaknesses c. Opportunities d. Threats 7. Products or services Note: You are REQUIRED to use: The Boston Consulting Group Growth Share Matrix ? pp. 221/22; The General Electric Business Screen Matrix ? pp. 223/25; Porter's Five Forces ? pp. 110 thru 113; The TOWS Matrix ? pp. 182 thru 185; Miles & Snow's Strategic Types ? p. 117; Miles & Snow's Cellular Organization ? p. 288; The Strategic Audit ? pp. 163 and 34-1; Financial Analysis ? pp. 366 thru 369. for the Analysis of the Situation throughout this section. At least one of the above tools should be used in each part of this section. There is a document in the Doc Sharing area of the course, AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE TOOLS FOR YOUR SECTION IIA, ANALYSIS.doc that provides examples on how to use these tools, so please take a look at it. This section should be a minimum of four pages. B. PROBLEM DEFINITION 1. State the problem symptoms identified through the situation analysis, leading by logic to identification of the primary problem outlined in the case. The problem statement should identify the probable result of not taking action to correct the problem. 2. Define what is intended to be accomplished by correcting the problem, stating the set of objectives for the correction process (improvements over the current analysis). 3. Examine the causes of the problem. This section should be no more than two pages and you should number and label the three parts of this section (1. State the problem symptoms; 2. Define what is intended to be accomplished by correcting the problem; 3. Examine the causes of the problem.) and then address what each part asks you to present. III. SYNTHESIS A. ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS This section presents the alternative solutions developed for consideration to solve any identified or potential problems through accomplishment of the objectives defined in the problem definition section. The alternatives should ameliorate the causes listed for the problem. There should always be two or more alternatives. Each alternative should be listed, explained, and evaluated with respect to its ability to solve the problem and any possible side effects (good or bad). Each problem should be followed with an explanation of possible threats or alternative outcomes, and any risks associated with the use of the respective alternative course of action. This section should be a minimum of two pages. B. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION The final section of the report identifies the selected single best solution and why it is perceived the best. However, if you have identified Weaknesses/Threats/Problems in your analysis, you should also address them here as well. This section should be a minimum of two pages. References Listed in alphabetical order, following correct APA format requirements. The Reference page should be on a separate page by itself. Please follow the guidance at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/.
Question 4
The Due Date has been increased! Thanks 1. Review the information in the Statement of Net Assets (page 11) and answer the following questions: a. What assets are included in Governmental Activities Depreciable Capital Assets? What is the capitalization threshold (policy)? Provide a breakdown of the 2009 change in accumulated depreciation by type of asset and amount. (6 points) b. What are the restrictions placed on the Business-Type Activities Restricted Assets? Identify the purposes (restrictions) and amounts. (4 points) c. What is the breakdown of Governmental Activities Non-current Liabilities (including amounts due within one year & due in more than one year) by type of obligation and amount? Provide a list of obligations and amounts totaling $32,252,113. (4 points) d. What percentage of Governmental Activities Net Assets are unrestricted? What percentage of Business Activities Net Assets are unrestricted? What can you learn from these percentages? (6 points) 2. Review the information in the Statement of Activities (page 12) and answer the following questions: a. Based on Net Expense, which three Governmental Activities had the highest net expenses? Identify the activities and the amounts. (6 points) b. Which Business-type Activities had Net Revenues (i.e., Program Revenues higher than Expenses)? Identify the activities and the amounts. (3 points) c. What were the four largest General Revenues for Governmental Activities? Identify the revenue items and the amounts. (4 points) d. What was the amount of the Change in Net Assets for Business-Type Activities? (1 point) 3. Review the information reported in the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet (page 14) and answer the following questions: a. What are the names of the major government funds? (4 points) b. Describe the transactions that are accounted for in each of the major governmental funds. (8 points) c. A significant portion of Total Fund Balance for the General Fund is reserved. Identify the purposes for which the General Fund fund balance is reserved and the amounts that are reserved for each purpose. (6 points) d. The total fund balance for Other Governmental Funds is $1,892,231. Identify the names of the funds that are combined into the Other Governmental Funds column and list the total fund balance for each of these funds. Make sure you tie back to the total fund balance of $1,892,231. Hint: You will need information that is reported combining schedules. See the Table of Contents to locate those schedules. There are many nonmajor funds, and you will have to look carefully to find all of them. (9 points)
Question 5
Using a company of your choice, determine the strategic business goals. Develop an IT strategy that aligns to the business goals. You can use the balanced scorecard approach or you can develop your own method for defining and aligning the IT strategy to the business strategy. You will need to cite at least two credible sources that will provide justification for your strategy or approach. Finding a company: If you are employed, it is best for you to use your current place of employment so you can practically apply the concepts in this assignment. Alternatively, you can use a nonprofit organization or any other organization you may have ties or access to. Your IT strategy should include: ?Business Goals and Objectives ?List at least two or three specific business goals for the next year or two with an explanation of the business? rationale for the goal. ?List an objective for each business goal to explain what the company needs to do to achieve the goal. ?IT Strategies aligned with business goals and objectives ?List one or two IT strategies for each business goal ?These should be recommended strategies that would enable the business goals and objectives to be achieved. ?If your company already has IT strategies, you may provide an analysis and justification or new recommendation for each of the strategies ?Organizational Structure ?Describe the structure of the organization including: ?Organizational design ?Organizational culture ?Leadership factors (the types of leadership displayed within the company) ?Business processes ?Physical layout (i.e., how many offices, virtual offices, international locations) ?IT Infrastructure ?Describe the current IT infrastructure including: ?Hardware ?Software ?Network ?IT resources ?This should be a high-level overview ?IT Challenges ?Describe internal and external challenges IT faces in meeting the business needs ?Include social and/or ethical considerations ?Risks ?Describe risks IT might face when implementing change As you develop your strategy, you may want to consider the following: ?An effective IT strategy will enable the business operations, helping business leaders achieve business goals more efficiently and effectively. ?Focus on top priorities. Take the time to understand organizational issues, how they are related, and how they affect performance. Determine what will happen if nothing changes and where IT can have the greatest, positive impact. ?Identify how IT supports business processes. The business is relying on their capabilities to achieve the business goals. The IT strategy should include a plan for supporting those business capabilities, creating efficiencies, and competitive advantage for the business. ?Define IT priorities and governance for IT. Without priorities and a process for IT governance in place, progress will be slowed. An agreed upon plan for governing IT will enable the decision process. Understand the challenges. Improving processes and increasing efficiencies through IT implementation also requires behavioral and sometimes organizational change. With these changes come inherent challenges. Understanding and planning for those challenges will increase the chance of success in meeting the business goals. Write an 7-9-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Please make sure this all original work as this assignment can't be plagiarized at all.
