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Financial statements have a different purpose from tax returns, and sometimes information on each is recorded based on its benefit to the purpose of the specific form. While tax returns are meant to encourage a business to report all income, subtract all expenses, and determine its tax liability, a financial statement has a much more involved purpose that affects the future direction of a business

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I need help with completing, analyzing on the schedule L of an 1120 tax return using the attached documents.

Explain which financial statement the tax return information came from to reconcile the financial statements to the tax return.

Explain where the information is found to complete that particular form or schedule.

Explain how you prepared the Schedule L

Resource: Case Brief Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., et al. in Ch. 2, section 2-6, “Commerce Powers,” of the text.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you define the functions and role of law in business and society. Discuss the functions and role of law in your past or present job or industry. Properly cite at least two references from your reading.

You are a new HR specialist in a small hospital.  The hospital has recently had an increase in accidents and work related incidents. The hospital administration has never had a full time HR specialist and is not sure where to begin to address this issue.  One of the first tasks that you are to complete, is to create an employee safety handbook.  The handbook will serve as a guide for employees on how they are to interact in a safe and productive work environment.

 

Directions:

 

Create an employee safety handbook.  Be sure to include the following:

 

• Explain the need for safe work environment.
• Identify the responsibilities of employees in maintaining a safe work environment.
• Incorporate employee relations doctrines.
• Delineate and describe OSHA standards as it relates to employees.
• Identify and address Joint Commission concerns as it relates to employees.
• Address ramifications if safety and performance management standards are not met.

 

If the organization that you work for is large enough, the organization will likely have a department that focuses on conducting disciplinary investigations. Other times, the organization might not be so lucky and may have only lower level supervisors. In this case, an employee’s the direct supervisor who has received a complaint about the employee might be tasked with completing employee disciplinary investigations. Regardless of who actually does the investigation, there are certain issues that will typically need to be addressed. Respond to the questions listed below regarding disciplinary investigations.

 

Assignment Guidelines

 

• Address the following in 500 words:
  • What is the primary purpose of conducting disciplinary investigations? Explain.
  • Who is responsible for conducting the investigation? Why?
    • Under what circumstances should an employee’s direct supervisor be involved in an investigation? Explain.
  • What types of complaints should be investigated? Explain.
    • When should they be investigated? Explain.
  • What are some of the standards that an employer must follow when conducting an investigatory interview that may result in the disciplining or discharge of an employee?
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

 

• Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research a company with which you regularly do business or are a regular customer. Focus on how that company relates to their customers. Be prepared to discuss.

• Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research Apple’s strategy for competing against other technology companies. Be prepared to discuss

• From the second e-Activity and the case study, determine how market commonality and resource similarity impact Apple’s competitive standing in terms of its main rivals. Provide specific examples to support your response.

• Determine what additional steps Apple’s competitors are likely to take and how Apple will most likely respond. Explain your rationale

Assignment 2: Discussion—Not Exactly What You Planned

Handling a conflict situation requires tact and skill. In this course, you will learn effective ways to handle and resolve a conflict situation. Probably, the best way to bring a conflict situation under control is to understand the perspective of the other person. The other reason could be to establish a personality type that fits the person with whom you are dealing. Conflict resolution skill depends on personality, among other things, and you should try to understand your personality. In this assignment, you will assess the key aspects of your personality and evaluate them in the light of two personal conflict situations.

Find and take a free online personality assessment. Two have been suggested in the Webliography.

Describe two situations when things did not happen as you expected. For each situation, answer the following questions:

• Which of the two situations was easier to resolve and why?
• Which facets of your personality had an impact on your actions and therefore an impact on the outcome of each situation?
• What would you do differently next time?

Assignment 3: Conflict Analysis Essay: What’s Your Solution?

Understanding the meaning of conflict is important when exploring the relationship between conflict and negotiation. This assignment will allow you to examine the causes and effects of a conflict.

Review the textbook definition of conflict and conduct independent research using the Argosy University online library resources or the Internet to find other definitions of conflict.

Consider an experience of a conflict situation from your personal or work life. Use the following steps to analyze the conflict situation and suggest an appropriate solution.

• Step 1: Provide your definition of conflict and describe the meaning, nature and components of conflict
• Step 2: Define the problem and identify the conflict issues.
• Step 3: Determine your goal in resolving the conflict.
• Step 4: Analyze the problem and state the causes, symptoms, effects, and obstacles that keep you from achieving your goal.
• Step 5: Generate two potential solutions and recommend ways to attain the goal and resolve the conflict.

Write a 3 page essay in Microsoft Word format, citing at least 3 sources of information (one of which may be your text book). Apply APA standards for writing style to your work.

Search newspapers, magazines, or the web (NVCA site), and identify a venture which has just received initial venture capital funding.  Think about the value proposition written by the entrepreneurs to obtain the funding for this product or service opportunity.  In a two to three page paper (not including the title and reference pages), address the following:

a.  Identify a venture that has received initial funding and describe the value proposition and investment requirements.

b.  Explain key points that you believe resulted in a positive evaluation of the venture and convinced investors to provide funding.  Be sure to include examples to support your explanation.

Your paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include citations and references for the text and at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library.

 

 

a.Do small businesses generally need more marketing than their budgets allow for? Provide in-text citations for your sources.

 

b. Research the steps entrepreneurs on restricted marketing budgets can us to market their companies’ products and services. Provide in-text citations for your sources.

 

c. Make recommendations for building Denim Therapy into a well-known brand on a limited budget. Provide in-text citations for your sources.

Understanding the meaning of conflict is important when exploring the relationship between conflict and negotiation. This assignment will allow you to examine the causes and effects of a conflict.

Review the textbook definition of conflict and conduct independent research using the Argosy University online library resources or the Internet to find other definitions of conflict.

Consider an experience of a conflict situation from your personal or work life. Use the following steps to analyze the conflict situation and suggest an appropriate solution.

• Step 1: Provide your definition of conflict and describe the meaning, nature and components of conflict
• Step 2: Define the problem and identify the conflict issues.
• Step 3: Determine your goal in resolving the conflict.
• Step 4: Analyze the problem and state the causes, symptoms, effects, and obstacles that keep you from achieving your goal.
• Step 5: Generate two potential solutions and recommend ways to attain the goal and resolve the conflict.

Write a 3-5 page essay in Microsoft Word format, citing at least 3 sources of information (one of which may be your text book). Apply APA standards for writing style to your work.

 

For all assignments assume that you are the administrator of a fictitious organization of your choice.  The organization can be any type of health care organization such as a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center, clinic, etc. As the administrator, you are faced with the challenges of declining reimbursements from insurance providers and increasing demands for patient services due to dramatic changes in the external environment. Such changes include those imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Your first step in evaluating the position of your organization will be conducting an environmental analysis. The purpose of this is to determine your organization’s ability to continue to provide quality care and remain financially solvent in the face of these challenges.

 

Write a eight (8) page paper in which you:

1. Determine two (2) specific forces in the external environment that will have the most impact on your organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
2. Determine two (2) specific internal factors that the organization’s leaders need to consider in preparing for the future of health care and the future of the organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
3. Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.
4. Recommend one (1) strategy that involves the organization’s managers in implementing and maintaining the momentum of the strategic plan.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.