...Date: Oct. 13, 2015 Treatment of Loss Dear Renee: The purpose of this letter is to discuss the treatment of the $25,406 loss. This loss is classified as a hobby loss under IRC code section (183)(a). Given the circumstances, you have not displayed enough profit-motive to classify your activities as business activities. The facts relevant to this case are that you: had an art degree; bought five terriers for breeding purposes; had particular interest in breeding for profit; spent lots of time with friends while attending dog-show social events; converted part of the home office into a ten-kennel pen; purchased an advertisement in Dog World for services of a breeder; signed onto the breeder network; retained detailed records of the Terriers which includes: stud fees, care costs, and receipts of the sold puppies. The assumptions used are that you: already had friends that were dog breeders; have no expertise in breeding or had not hired outside council with expertise in dog breeding; have not made any profits from breeding; have no past experience with dog breeding; did not have separate business checking accounts; did not have a business plan; did not purchase or obtain insurance, certifications, or liscenses. The implications of having a hobby loss is that you can not offset other income. Unlike business losses, hobby losses do not carryforward or backward. The deductions for hobby activities are claimed as itemized deductions on Schedule A, Form 1040. The decision to claim...
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...Courtney Napier SED 104 Vickie Nicholson Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Media Review: Me, Myself, and Irene Me, Myself, and Irene is a classic, and hilarious comedy that was released in 2000. It includes the amazing actors, Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. Jim Carrey plays a nice-guy cop, Charlie Baileygates, whom happens to have a split-personality disorder. Renee Zellweger plays a blonde, sweet woman wanted in her hometown for murder. Charlie sets out on an assignment to deliver Irene to the police station but instead wind up on the run from some corrupt police officers and a crazy ex boyfriend. During all these events Charlie loses his medicine subscribed by his doctor or help with his disorder, thus releasing Hank at the most inappropriate times. Charlie’s split-personality disorder began when his wife left him for their limousine driver, leaving him taking care of their three grown children. All this inner anger developed Charlie’s alter ego, known as Hank Evans. Hank is caused by advanced delusionary schizophrenia with involuntary narcissistic rage. Hank is the complete opposite of Charlie. Hank is crazy, and aggressive, more outspoken than Charlie but not in a good way. Charlie is assigned to escort Ms. Irene Walters to upstate New York where police wanted her in her hometown. Upon arrival Irene realizes that her ex-boyfriend is actually setting her up for murder. Charlie then takes her under his protection from the corrupt cops and crazy ex-boyfriend. In the middle...
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...Darah Holmes ENG 100-B14 Mr.Cortese September 21, 2015 SWA 3 (Dowd) “Our Own Warrior Princess” essay was written by Maureen Dowd. In this essay Jennifer has just had surgery and her Aunt is telling the audience about what she had to go through, such as the pain she injured after her surgery. Even though her uncle has already passed, she is the one that is afraid to go through the surgery and is also telling the story. This story is to communicate with those who are in need of people to donate from. This story was attended to those who are unsure or afraid of having surgery or donating anything needed. There were a lot of details the author used in this short essay. She reffered to Jennifer’s strength to Xena Warrior Princess. She also mentioned how people were afraid to mention that they were donors on their identification cards. The details in this story were very effective because it happens in our every day lives. In this story “Our Own WarriorPrincess”, the bigger picture is knowing that it is okay to be afraid to go and have surgery. But more importantly, it is okay to go out and save a life. Maureen Dowd transitioned this story into donating when she mentioned, “There was a complicated operation for the two side by side, that lasted from 7:30 a to 10 pm”(Dowd 255).This tells you that there were to people side by side getting ready for surgery and a transplant. In this story, the author reinforces her argument by letting you know that it is very...
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...The Film “The Bridget Jones Diary” is about a single women in her early thirties named Bridget Jones who is just trying to get things right in life. She has hit a pivotal moment in her life and wants to quit smoking, lose weight, stop being so accident prone and find a decent guy who will treat her right. She works at a book publishing company in London where she spends most of her time day dreaming about her gorgeous boss Daniel. Bridget already fascinated by her boss comes across a man she once knew as a child named Mark Darcy. Her mom re-introduced them to one another at a new years party. Bridget mom was ruthless and constantly enjoyed trying to set her up with men of her choosing. After this initial encounter, Mark thinks that Bridget is a inappropriate and incoherent and Bridget thinks that he is arrogant and rude. You could say that Bridget has some communication competencies and some incompetencies. The way she conveys messages and body says whatever is on her mind makes her very efficient. Some may possibly see it as incompetent due to the executions and how it may be inappropriate at times. Although Bridget's boss, Daniel was known to be a womanizer, this didn't put any breaks to how often they would flirt and interact at work. Constantly sending little messages to one another and giving each other looks from across the office. At a book release party for her publishing company, Bridget happens to run into Mark and his glamorous “colleague” Natasha. Bridget that...
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...Question Presented Under Texas Law, a child may be given to a third party if the main conservator would significantly impair the child either physically or emotionally. Can Renee Walker (Allison’s mother) now receive custody because she claims she is ready to care for Allison on her own. The Walkers want to know if they can gain primary custody over their two-year-old granddaughter due to Renee’s history of neglect and drug abuse. Brief Answer Probably yes. The Walkers will likely succeed in their claim for custody of their granddaughter Allison, because she created an environment that would impair Allison physically and emotionally. Renee walker, as a mother, was responsible for caring for her daughter, and failed this duty, by becoming addicted to drugs, showing negligence towards Allison, resulting in a two-year period of comfortability Allison to develop with her grandparents. Facts Renee Walker, the daughter in-law of Beverly and Henry Walker (The Walkers) lost her husband when he was killed in a car accident. Renee went into a mourning stage, attended two counseling meetings, and then stopped going. The Walkers decided to go to check in on Renee after not hearing from her for a few days and when they arrived, they were shocked to see...
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...Business Plan for a Startup Business The business plan consists of a narrative and several financial worksheets. The narrative template is the body of the business plan. It contains more than 150 questions divided into several sections. Work through the sections in any order that you want, except for the Executive Summary, which should be done last. Skip any questions that do not apply to your type of business. When you are finished writing your first draft, you’ll have a collection of small essays on the various topics of the business plan. Then you’ll want to edit them into a smooth-flowing narrative. The real value of creating a business plan is not in having the finished product in hand; rather, the value lies in the process of researching and thinking about your business in a systematic way. The act of planning helps you to think things through thoroughly, study and research if you are not sure of the facts, and look at your ideas critically. It takes time now, but avoids costly, perhaps disastrous, mistakes later. This business plan is a generic model suitable for all types of businesses. However, you should modify it to suit your particular circumstances. Before you begin, review the section titled Refining the Plan, found at the end. It suggests emphasizing certain areas depending upon your type of business (manufacturing, retail, service, etc.). It also has tips for fine-tuning your plan to make an effective presentation to investors or bankers. If this is why...
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...The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh it was published on May 12, 2015, and it is set in ancient India. This book is about a young boy king, who takes a new queen every night only to have her killed by morning. One of his most recent brides was Shahzad's best friend, Shiva. So Sharzad becomes determined to become the king's newest bride and have him killed, and keep herself alive until the following morning. Sharzad is a very strong girl and she is very opinionated.Shazi (Sharzad) has thought of an arrangement before she volunteered to wed the ruler, her arrangement was to tell Khalid (the king) a story consistently before bed, and leave off on a cliffhanger, so the only way he could hear whatever remains of the story was to give her a chance to live until morning. So every night she continues to tell the story, but always leaves it unfinished. Throughout these nights and days, Shazi becomes more comfortable around the king, and they soon fall in love with each other....
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...Touch Wood Touch Wood is based on the author¹s own life when she was growing as a Jewish girl during the German invasion of France. In 1940, Renée and her family were living in Alsace, France, where nothing ever changed. No one expected anything unusual to happen. Then one day, a war with Germany is announced on the radio. The Germans wanted to annex Alsace and forced the Jews to leave. France was split into two zones- the Free Zone and the German occupied zone. Renée¹s father chose for them to move to Paris, because it is a big city where he can find work, and also because Renée¹s mother has childhood friends there. So, Renée, her parents, her two younger sisters, and their blind grandmother move into a crowded apartment in the German-occupied zone. Renée was disappointed in Paris when she arrived. She finds that everything seems to be smaller in Paris. Eventually, her new neighborhood becomes more of a home and helps Renée to miss Alsace a little less. Renée¹s parents had left Poland and then Hungary to find a freer, better life. They settled in France and thought they¹d be safe. Then Adolf Hitler, a German man who hated Jewish people, started trouble all over again. First, seven synagogues were blown up. Then, the Germans created a curfew prohibiting Jews to go during certain hours. Any Jew caught in the street after curfew would be taken as hostage. Also, all Jewish people must wear a Star of David on their shirts. An ordinance is created requiring all Jewish...
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...a division by zero is literally “undefined.” 1a Renee was looking out the window when Mrs. Rivas approached. “Leaving after only a week? Hardly a real stay at all. Lord knows I won't be leaving for a long time.” Renee forced a polite smile. “I'm sure it won't be long for you.” Mrs. Rivas was the manipulator in the ward; everyone knew that her attempts were merely gestures, but the aides wearily paid attention to her lest she succeed accidentally. “Ha. They wish I'd leave. You know what kind of liability they face if you die while you're on status?” “Yes, I know.” “That's all they're worried about, you can tell. Always their liability-” Renee tuned out and returned her attention to the window, watching a contrail extrude itself across the sky. “Mrs. Norwood?” a nurse called. “Your husband's here.” Renee gave Mrs. Rivas another polite smile and left. 1b Carl signed his name yet another time, and finally the nurses took away the forms for processing. He remembered when he had brought Renee in to be admitted, and thought of all the stock questions at the first interview. He had answered them all stoically. “Yes, she's a professor of mathematics. You can find her in Who's Who.” “No, I'm in biology.” And: “I had left behind a box of slides that I needed.” “No, she couldn't have known.” And, just as expected: “Yes, I have. It was about twenty years ago, when I was a grad student.” “No, I tried jumping.” “No, Renee and I...
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...Husband of Renée and Pimp of Goldie Street Renée: Wife of James and Secret Lover of Jacob Jacob: Boyfriend of Lauren and Secret Lover of Renee Act 1 Scene 1- Lauren’s House *As the sun being to rise April is returning home from her morning run and enters the house. Her mother, Lauren, is upstairs getting a hit she doesn’t notice the time.* April: Mom? *she shouts* Where’s breakfast!? The bus will be here in 30 minutes! (Lauren get a sudden realization of the time and franticly thinks of an excuse.) Lauren: I’m busy! You’re old enough, make it yourself. *She finishes her line. April becomes frustrated and storms up the stairs to see what Laruen is doing, but Lauren hears her and slams her door shut, then she locked it* April: What are you doing?! Lauren: Don’t question me! Go get ready for school! *April goes and get dressed for school and fixes her breakfast, time goes by and the bus pulls up for April and she leaves with a slam of the front door. Lauren reaches in her purse and gets out her cell phone to make a phone call.* Scene 2- James’ House *James wakes up to a phone call* James: Hello? Lauren: Hey! I’m ready to work. You down? James: Yeah, I’m on the way. *James hangs up and gets dressed to go over to Lauren’s house. He goes downstairs to greet his wife Renée, who is cooking breakfast. He kisses her good morning and goes for his coat.* Renée: Where you...
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...model…assess key areas of family life in a structured manner” (p. 2). The following data is the assessment data of the family I will be observing for this class. The Friedman family assessment model was used as a guide to identify key areas. To preserve the identity of the family I chose to assess the names will be changed. Identifying Data John and Renee Matthew are the parents of a 15-year old son Mike Matthew. John, Renee, and Mike all live in New Tampa. John and Renee are divorced and share custody of Mike. Although divorced Renee chose to keep her marital name for the sake of Mike. Mike stays with John during the week and with Renee on the weekends. John is a 34-year old Hispanic mechanic who owns a mechanic shop. Renee is a 39-year old Jamaican who is a data entry clerk and is attending school to obtain her BS in accounting. Mike is a high school student. John’s mechanic business is doing well and Renee has a sufficient income. John likes to take Mike on camp trips and skating parks. Mike likes to work with John on cars in the mechanics shop and at home. Renee and Mike do not do much together, but when they do Renee and Mike like to go to a movie and a dinner once a...
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...other human beings for no good reason. Renee Bowen, Alex Arrington, and most importantly, Mrs. Creed are examples of bullying used in the novel; each uses different types of bullying. Renee Bowen verbally bullies other kids in school, who are not friends with her, but is seen as a nice girl, until people get to meet her, and then she is neither so nice nor friendly. When Renee meets Ali at the WaWa; Renee gets up in Ali’s face and bullies her by calling her and her mom sluts because of the rumors she started. This is evident as Torey states, “Your stupid sex life makes it a problem where you stay!” Renee hollered. “I didn’t cause your legendary rep, Ali! You caused it! If people think you’re a slut, that’s because you practically begged them to! My dad told me about your mother. Well, guess what? You’re no better.” (Plum- Ucci, 207) Renee also surprisingly bullies Bo Richardson. When they were at the WaWa, Renee spots Bo and gets frightened, when Bo starts making fun of how scared she looks; she says, “I’m not scared of you, you ‘tard,” she croaked” (Plum – Ucci, 208), she also threatens Bo by telling him her father’s a cop and that he should not mess with her. This is evident as Torey states, “My dad’s a cop.” Renee breathed nervously. “Don’t fuck with me...
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...QUESTION 2: Initially, how did Renee Kershaw choose to use her pizza operation to compete with off-eateries? What were her competitive priorities? To compete with off campus eateries, Renee Kershaw had conducted surveys to determine customer need and market trends. The surveys show the student was not satisfied with the food services. That’s why the student consumed food off campus. In response Renee Kershaw had made several changes to improve its operation and compete with off-campus eateries. Below are several initial strategies that have been made by Renee Kershaw to her pizza operation. Expand the menu at the grill Most commonly reason student consumed food off campus is because lack variety in food offerings. In response Renee Kershaw decided to expand the menu at the grill to include pizza. However Renee Kershaw had limited the combination of topping available. So that a standard pizza could be preassembled and ready to cook as soon as an order was received. Delivery service The analysis from the survey show, 44% student consumed food off campus. Renee Kershaw measure to overcome this situation is to include a delivery service that covered the entire campus. Now student can have food delivered quickly to their rooms and the tight, erratic schedules that did not fit with cafeteria serving hours had been resolved. Location and space The pizza operation was allocated at the grill and space was allocated to store pizza ingredients, to make cut-and-box pizzas and to...
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...Field Experience Project LaCosher Kately PYSC 336 On Wednesday July 11th, 2012 5:45-8:00 p.m. Mrs. Renee and I met at Mt. Trashmore for our 2 lap walk prior to attending Bible study. Before we arrived at the park I met with as she had asked so that I may program her new smartphone. I programmed her phone and then we went on to walk. After completed our walk at around 7:00 p.m. we went on to Bible study. On Saturday, July 14th, 2012 10:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. We met for breakfast at Denny’s. Mrs. Renee insisted on Denny’s because they gave a great senior discount! We ate breakfast as we talked about different things she has seen and encountered during her life. She explained that marriage was hard but by God grace she was blessed to have been married for many years. After breakfast we went to the Spa. On Wednesday July 25th, 2012 6:00-8:00 p.m We met for our normal walk at Mt. Trashmore before Bible study. After Bible study we went down the street to grab a bite to eat along with some other church members. I enjoyed listening to Mrs. Renee’s interpretation of the message. On Saturday, July 28th, 2012 9:00-12:00 p.m. We met at Mrs. Renee’s favorite breakfast restaurant Denny’s for breakfast prior to going to Macy’s and JC Penny’s for a little retail therapy. Mrs. Renee was looking for a new dress to wear to our Pastor’s upcoming Anniversary celebration. And I was up to challenge of helping her find the perfect dress. This surely was no easy task. She was determined...
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...A work-adjustment staffing was held in the MRS office on 1/11/18 to review the results and recommendations from Dominick's assessment that he participated in. In attendance was this counselor, Bill from the ARC, Dominick, and his mom/guardian Renee'. When asked how he thinks he did on the assessment Dominick stated, " I think better, I really liked it." Bill then passed out copies of the report for everyone to review. The report and scores clearly show the growth that Dominick has made since his last assessment and even his last case with this counselor. After reviewing the scores, Dominick had a huge smile on his face and expressed how happy he was. His mom, Renee' expressed how proud she was on him and wanted the team to know that since he...
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