...Tax Case 3 Individual Paper 2/22/2014 Attn: Dr. Ott Executive Summary: In this case, my group members represented the side of the taxpayer. One of the main issues in this case is whether or not Rex and Agnes Harrell should be able to make deductions in excess of rental income on their beach house. This deduction depends on if the 14-day personal use provision was exceeded. If the 14-day provision was exceeded than income should be limited to rental income as the ISR decided in this case. However, we have determined that the Harrell’s have not violated the 14-day provision and should therefore be allowed deductions for rental expenses exceeding rental income. Facts: • The Harrell’s purchased a beach house to use occasionally for recreational purposes, but also to rent it out. • The house was in need of significant repairs so the couple decided to make the repairs themselves rather than hiring a contractor. Rex had taken advanced courses in woodwork at a local community college and he applied those skills in his maintenance work. • The log maintained by the Harrell’s showed that the couple occupied the house for 38 days and rented it out for 49 days. On 24 of the 38 days occupied, one or both of them were actively working on the beach house. • On the days they were working on the beach house they sometimes still had time for fun with their two teenage children. Some days they would only work 4 to 5 hours and be able to have fun while other days they would work...
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...Vacations Doris A. Davis Vacations Cruises appeal to many travelers because they are considered all-inclusive vacations. Pay one price and receive accommodations, meals, entertainment, and transportation between island and port destinations. But once onboard, many cruisers find themselves shelling out hundreds of additional dollars for shore excursions, alcoholic beverages, and gratuities. What happened to their supposedly all-inclusive vacation? Many land-based resorts also refer to themselves as all-inclusive, yet [the properties offer a different set of included amenities. As I look at the picture my mind can imagine exactly what my experience would be. So what does it really mean to be all-inclusive? I have compared the pictures of all-inclusive resort and cruises at sea I believe all-inclusive land resort vacations are the best. All-inclusive cruises and resorts tend to include different amenities in the base price. Book a mainstream cruise, and you'll receive accommodations, all meals and snacks, certain beverages at meal times, use of the ship's facilities (such as the pool, kids club, and fitness center), onboard activities and entertainment, and transportation between ports-of-call. You will have to pay extra for soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, tips for a waiter, spa treatments, shore excursions, airfare, and airport transfers. Luxury liners may include tips for the waiter and alcohol in their base price. On the other hand, book an all-inclusive resort package...
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...Vacation Tiffany Blanding ENG/102 August 28, 2013 Enrique Sampson Vacation During holidays, people want to go for vacations but they simply do not know how to plan for them. This paper will give an example of how to plan for a vocational trip. It is a trip to Spain. It will include the places to visit and the place to be staying during the vacation. Day of arrival Flying with British Airways from New York to Barcelona Spain for the holiday will cost approximately $ 866 using the economy class in order to save money that will be spend in exploring Spain. Spain is a big city with beautiful sceneries. On arrival to Barcelona, take a taxi at the airport to Alberta hotel for only $51. This is a three star hotel, which will not cost a lot for the eight days that you will spend there. This hotel charges $ 78 inclusive of breakfast (Jacobsen & Dann, 2009). On arrival to the hotel, you will receive nice breakfast from the hotel after which you can rest for a bit because of the long journey. In the afternoon, you can start exploring the city by visiting the beautiful beaches of Formentera. This is a nice place to relax bearing in mind that you are tired from the journey. At the beach as you relax, you can take launch from the Juan Y Andrea restaurant, which has been there for a very long time. Their meals are very delicious and pocket friendly. Making an order of seafood at this place is the best idea because you will get fresh seafood since the restaurant is near the beach...
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...A Great Vacation Have you ever been on a cruiz or to another state with amazing view? Whether you've given it any thought or not, there are many qualities that makes a vacation a great one. A vacation can be divided into three groups such as: great scenery, good food, and great weather. For most people, the hardest part about a vacation is figuring out where to go. Majority of the process of finding the spot is the scenery. There are many islands that have amazing views, and also huge cities that have city views; it's entirely up to you and your preferences as to where to go. Niagra falls, for example, is an amazing place to visit. The scenery is breathttaking, everyone consider the visit at least once in their life time. The bahamas as well, is also a great place to visit when it comes to scenery. The water is a stunning deep blue that no other view can compare to. The weather is also mostly always warm and the sun is always shining. Nothing tops the great vacation list more than what you eat. Great food is a big part of a grerat vacation because you experience many different cultures that you may only have once in a life time to do. There are many different foods that we have around the world that aren't made where we live, no one can come close to making some things either. You may come across that one specific food you like that no other place has, you would want to bring it back with you but it won't last forever. You also wouldn't want to have bad food on your vacation...
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...Sample Essay – My Summer Vacation I had a fantastic summer vacation! My family and I spent a lot of time at the beach. We also went on a trip to Disney World. We ended our summer by traveling to southern California for a soccer tournament. It was nice to be able to spend so much time with my family this summer. In the beginning of the summer, I went to the beach with my kids at least once a week. We were so lucky because every time we were at the beach I saw the dolphins splashing playfully in the surf. We would usually arrive around 12:00, when the sand was as hot as coals in a barbecue. Sometimes we would stay until 7:00 in the evening. At the end of the day I loved to watch the flaming red ball creep slowly down into the shimmering ocean. Going to the beach is my favorite thing to do in the summer. Towards the middle of my summer vacation, my whole family and I flew to Florida to visit Disney World. We had never been before, and I could not believe how big and beautiful the Disney property was. It was like being in the center of a rainbow. Everywhere you looked, there was loads of color. The weather was hot and humid. We were soaked with sweat the entire time, but we were able to refresh ourselves in the beach-like pool. We stayed at a hotel called The Beach Club, and the pool there actually had sand at the bottom of it. It was fun to travel all the way to Florida. As my vacation was coming to an end, we made a trip to Huntington Beach for my daughter’s...
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...The shadow of the palm trees reflecting on the soft sand at the beach side, while the waves of the beach are hitting the ground, is what makes this place so special. Just to imagine sitting at the beach while the palm trees are creating a shadow on my skin, and at the same time their branches are waving back and forth to provide a clear and clean breeze, is so relaxing. Therefore, I chose this State for my favorite vacation place. This alone that the nickname of the State is Sunshine State (en.wikipedia.org) shows a lot because that is what it is all about, a place to recognize the sun and its amazing features warming up the world to the joy of its people, making the climate so pleasant and relaxing. In fact, throughout the winter season, the climate is never below 60 degree and frost has never been reported there (www.statesymbolsusa.org). Furthermore, whenever I was there the sun always shone brightly comforting me with his strong sun rays, making it a place to escape from the cold New York during the freezing winter days. While strolling down the long and endless boardwalk, I got so inspired by its breathtaking sceneries. Starting from the beautiful beach view continuing to the white sand covered shore on one side, and on the other side many sky-high luxurious hotels each one with its amazing spa areas including incredible outdoor saunas and heated pools. Even after sunset the area does not lose its nice view since the colorful eye-catching lights take over by giving...
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...Tarsha Strong English 1101/Mrs.Staton Reflective Essay 29 June 2013 A Memorable Bahamas Vacation Its 10:15 am, we are getting ready to board the ship. I am relieved to be standing after sitting in an RV for 10 hours while riding from Georgia to Florida. My aunts, cousins, and my mom are smiling and hugging each other because they are happy to see my family that we have not seen in awhile. We wave goodbye to my uncles as they drive off. As I walk toward the ship I become anxious and excited. I’m holding my luggage and smiling at the attendant. I look at my mom and say, “I can’t believe we are headed to the Bahamas.” We are standing in a long line waiting to check in our entire luggage. The security officers are making sure we don’t have things that are not allowed. Now that we are finished, my mom and I head to our room. We take the elevator to the third floor where our room is located. I open the door to our room and I see two twin beds with cute little animals on them made with towels. My mom has an alligator and I have an elephant. I take a picture and smile because I think this is so cool. Now its time for me to shower, so I sit my luggage on the bed, take out a nice sun dress, and head for the shower. First we head to the top floor of the ship. Everyone must do a safety drill. The captain comes on over a loud speaker and welcomes everyone to the cruise. Then he begins the speech of all the safety rules. The staff members are demonstrating how to use the life...
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...2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Wyndham Corp. Introduction ………………………………………………………….. 3 Hierarchy ……………………………………………………………………………….. 5 About TRAVELODGE………………………………………………………………… 5 History……………………………………………………………………………………6 Organizational Survey……………………………………………………………………7 Observation………………………………………………………………………………9 Reference………………………………………………………………………………..10 Wyndham Worldwide is one of the world's leading diversified providers of travel-related products and services for businesses and individual consumers, with leading brands in lodging franchising, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange. Wyndham has more than 160 vacation ownerships resorts. Over 95,000 vacation rental properties. There are more than 7,200 hotels in six continents under operations with the brand. Mission: We will be the global leader in travel accommodations welcoming our guests to iconic brands and vacation destinations through our signature Count On Me! Service. Count On Me! 1. To be RESPONSIVE to your needs. 2. To be RESPECTFUL in every way. 3. To deliver a GREAT Experience. Our Culture: Wyndham Worldwide strives to become the widely-recognized service leader in the hospitality industry. We have a service-oriented culture in which each associate strives to be responsive, be respectful and deliver great experiences to our customers, guests, partners and communities as well as to each other. Wyndham Worldwide Core Values: Act with integrity in all that we do:...
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...For the exclusive use of B. Varghese, 2015. 9-511-004 REV: APRIL 14, 2011 SUNIL GUPTA KERRY HERMAN Tri ipAdvisor It w early Mo was onday mornin in the first week of Au ng t ugust 2010, an just back i his office fr nd in rom a two-w week family vacation, Step v phen Kaufer, founder and CEO of Trip d pAdvisor (TA was happy and A), y relaxe Kaufer ha rented two houses for his family’s vacation in M ed. ad o Martha’s Vin neyard—one h house from TA’s newest service, Vaca ation Rentals, and the other from a competitor site. K Kaufer was pl leased that th house he found throug TA’s listing was far sup he f gh g perior to the o off his competitor’s sit He one te. was v very optimisti about the fu ic uture potentia of TA’s ent into this se al try egment. As Kaufer settl in his off s led fice, he saw a note from Bryan Saltzb burg, General Manager of New l Initiat tives and head of TA’s f flight service requesting an urgent m e, meeting. In F February 2009 TA 9, hed launch a flight metasearch se m ervice similar to Kayak, w r where consum mers could com mpare prices from s severa airlines and online trave agencies (O al d el OTAs). The hi ighly competi itive online flight search m market becam even more competitive in July 2010 when Goog announce that it was acquiring ITA, a me e e 0 gle ed s leadin flight-info ng ormation soft tware compa any, for $700 million.1 Ka 0 aufer was su that Saltz ...
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...PA # 4 pg 120 I had difficulty with solving this problem therefore I am going to try my best.. To solve the total system reliability of an individual component reliability I used the following equation.. Rs= (.70)(.88)(.72)(.96)= .426 or 42.6% Rp= 1- (1-.70)(1-.88)(1-.72)(1-.96) =.999 or 99.9% /100% After solving both equations I have determined that the reliabilities of the parallel components are different. Pa3 pg 143 Vacation planning flow chart Start Start To book the best price & save money plan ahead at least 6 months in advance before you reserve any hotels rooms and/or traveling method( i.e. car rentals and airfare)Evaluate your budget and begin to save money towards your trip. To book the best price & save money plan ahead at least 6 months in advance before you reserve any hotels rooms and/or traveling method( i.e. car rentals and airfare)Evaluate your budget and begin to save money towards your trip. Research and choose a destination of your choice via the internet (Hotwire.com, hotels .com, priceline.com, Travelocity.com etc.) and compare the best prices of your selection. Check your credit/debit card balance to ensure the cost of the entire trip is covered. Research and choose a destination of your choice via the internet (Hotwire.com, hotels .com, priceline.com, Travelocity.com etc.) and compare the best prices of your selection. Check your credit/debit card balance to ensure the cost of the entire trip...
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...Financial Group Employee’s Vacation, Sick and personal day policy. Paid Holidays 1. New Year 2. Memorial Day 3. Independence Day 4. Labor Day 5. Thanks Giving Day. 6. Thanks Giving Friday * 7. Christmas Day Office will be closed at 3 PM on Thanks giving Wednesday and at 1 PM on December 24th. Business Working Hours Official office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5:00 PM. Employee can take a 60 minute lunch break. However, we provide professional services to our clients, so actual hours worked will be modified according to client needs (i.e. a late afternoon client meeting should not cut short) When working at client’s office employee may need to co-ordinate with client’s business hours, which may be different than BFG’s hours. Working from employee's home. There are times employees prefer to work from home which is often acceptable, but it needs to be discussed ahead of time (a week ahead of time, but if that is not possible make request at least 24 to 48 Hrs.) with George Varghese and his authorization needs to be obtained. During the business hours employee, if working from home, should be available by phone, email or through other business approved media. Vacation 1. During the first 12 months of employment new employee will be entitled to 5 paid vacation days, which will accrue...
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...My Ideal Summer Vacation A warm and sunny afternoon last day, I was in a deep thought. I was thinking, if I would be given a chance to have a summer vacation without worrying about the expenses, maybe it could be my ideal one. This thought triggered me to ask myself, “What would be my ideal summer vacation looks like?” To start my visualization, I would like to spend it in a place afar from the noisy streets of the city. A place where the only sounds I can hear are the chirping of the birds, the waves crashing on the shore and the laughter of my family. In that place, the trees are dancing gracefully and flowers are waving gently with the wind. In the distance, the shore is filled with sand so white, crystal clear water and with porpoises on the sea side. On the top of the hill resides our home, a small bungalow type but filled with so much contentment and joy. Inside of it are simple things to suffice our needs. Upon entering the entrance door, you will see the clean and tidy living room, with a window on the right that offers a beautiful sight of the blue ocean. Beside our home, there stood a tall and old narra tree that gives us shade during the day. Flowers of different kinds and varieties grows around the yard abundantly. Then, I can see the endless sky above with shiny shimmering stars blinking at night and in the water, it seems the unreachable stars are within my grasp. In a distance, I can see the fire keeps burning from the bonfire we have made, and beside it,...
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...was the summer of 2002, and my best friend Candace and I wanted to go on vacation. We thought long and hard about where we wanted to go, and finally decided to fly to Florida. Candace and I started our planning by searching for hotel rooms in the West Palm area, and getting tickets for our flight from the internet. We boarded a plane for Florida in Lexington, Kentucky. We had a layover in Detroit, Michigan, which I thought was very interesting. We were heading North to go South! I enjoyed flying, so I didn't mind. I sat in the window seat so I could watch the beautiful clouds go speeding by, as if they were flying saucers. I also enjoyed the many sites you could see on the ground, entire fields looked like little puzzles from way up in the airplane. Once we arrived in West Palm, we rented a car and started the great search for our hotel. It took us about an hour to find the hotel, which was only ten minutes from the airport. We saw some beautiful neighborhoods including the Kennedy Mansion. What a gorgeous, huge home. I can still picture it today. It was a three-story brick home with white post in the front, surrounded The hotel was right around the corner from the circle we had been driving around the whole time. We laughed so hard when we finally realized just how close we were to our destination. Upon checking into our hotel, we were served champagne. We began to wonder if if they thought we were famous. This was my first taste...
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...A vacation to New Zealand, even with similarities to the United States, requires a certain amount of preparation; it is not a three-hour trip to Disney, it is a 17-hour time difference that requires knowledge of: local customs, location, weather, current issues, and future expectations. New Zealand: Having never been to New Zealand, I find it very interesting that it was the last major landmass that humans discovered (Wilson). Though the time line is heavily debated, most scientists approximate that man settled some time 800 years ago. In comparison to North America, which is somewhere around 25,000 years, New Zealand is still young (Warner pg. 47). Important Considerations Location, Climate, and Topography: • Southeast of Australia, New Zealand is similar in size to Colorado; its southern location from the Equator means opposite seasons from Europe and North America. • New Zealand’s climate is classified as Cbf (Fig. 2). • Most of the North Island lies on the Australia Plate, where as the South Island is on the Pacific Plate (Fig. 1). This, combined with active volcanoes, creates a hotbed for seismic and volcanic activity (CIA). • One quarter of the earthquakes have been below a 2.0 magnitude, but within the last year alone, New Zealand has seen 17,246 earthquakes with a majority ranging from 0-5 magnitudes (Geonet). (Fig. 2) Link: http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/. Topography • New Zealand formed after the collision of the Australian and...
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...my family and I have saved for a vacation. We have a good sum in our vacation fund and after the past three years of working hard, we deserve some time to relax and enjoy each other. We all have two weeks off in September and are starting to look at where we want to go. Each of us has a place in mind, but no one is committed to any one place. Mainly we want to go somewhere that offers lots of activities to keep us busy, a place we can relax, and somewhere that will add to our family memories. I have researched several popular vacation locations and finally found Bora Bora, one of the islands in the French Polynesian chain, near Tahiti. Bora Bora has all the ingredients for a wonderful family vacation that we will remember the rest of our lives. Bora Bora is known as a popular exotic destination and will be a great location for our vacation. The main requirement for the place I want our family to go for our vacation is that it has a variety of activities so that we can all fill our time with fun. Of course, vacations are supposed to be relaxing, so wherever we go it should be a place that soothes the soul. Bora Bora has all the requirements but is not within our vacation budget, so I did further review on this travel destination in order to show my family this is a once in a lifetime vacation. To meet all of our vacation requirements, I knew the place would have to be tropical. I researched many places including Hawaii and Mexico. Vacations to either one of those places would...
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