Justify the following statements and their implications in practical shipping management.

‘In the short run, because of lower operational costs, young ships are more competitive than old ones. In the long run, when all costs (capital and operational) count, old ships are more competitive than young ones.’

 

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Justifying Profiling

The business of drug trafficking can be dangerous. Therefore, those working in law enforcement have developed tools to help make their jobs a bit safer and use data to inform how they approach their work.

Review the assigned textbook reading, “Drugs and the Criminal Justice System,” in which Levinthal explores the idea of profiling related to drug trafficking.

In a minimum of 300 words, respond to the following:

• Explain whether you believe that profiling (or certain types of profiling) can be justified, given the consequences associated with the smuggling of drugs. Be sure to use the textbook to support your ideas.

Apply APA standards to cite sources.

Submission Details:

• By the due date assigned, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
• Through the end of the module, respond to at least two other classmates’ posts. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

Quality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment instructions 16

Reference to supporting readings and other materials 4

 

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Justin and Rachel want to open a restaurant. They contribute $3,000 each for a survey to locate an appropriate area for their restaurant and $2,000 each for a real estate agent to locate a suitable building for them to buy. Shortly after this, Rachel and Justin have a disagreement and Rachel walks away from the plan. Although she asks Justin to reimburse her, he refuses. Justin then continues the project on his own. He spends $6,000 for legal and accounting fees to set the business up and $9,000 for staff training. What are the tax consequences to Justin for these expenditures when the restaurant opens in July? For Rachel?

Quest) Justin and Rachel want to open a restaurant. They contribute $3,000 each for a survey tolocate an appropriate area for their restaurant and $2,000 each for a real estate agent tolocate a…

 

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Justin Stone was an employee of DataCare Services, Inc. His salary was $45,000 through November 10, 2018, when he was laid off. DataCare Services provided medical insurance for Justin and his family during his employment and agreed to continue this coverage through the end of 2018. He received $7,000 of unemployment compensation from November 11, 2018, through December 31, 2018. FICA withholdings were as follows: Social Security of $2,790 ($45,000 x 6.2%) and Medicare of $653 ($45,000 x 1.45%). Justin lives at 112 Green Road, Crown City, OH 45623. His Social Security number is 111-11-1112.

Justin owned an apartment building until November 22, 2018 when he sold it for $200,000 (the apartment building’s address is 4826 Orange Street, Crown City, OH 45623). For 2018, he had rent revenue of $33,000. He incurred and paid expenses as follows: $4,568 of repairs, $12,000 of mortgage interest, $10,000 of real estate taxes, and $1,000 of miscellaneous expenses. He purchased the building on January 2, 2012, for $125,000. The building generated an operating profit each year that Justin owned it. Justin received $13,000 in cash as a gift from his mother to help “tide him over” while he was unemployed. He also withdrew $10,000 from his checking account. He “invested” $300 in lottery tickets during the year but had no winnings.

Other information follows:

• On November 22, 2018, Justin sold for $3,500 equipment that had been used for repairing various items in the apartments. The equipment was purchased for $25,000 on July 10, 2011, and was fully depreciated prior to 2018.
• Justin has $3,000 of unrecaptured § 1231 losses from prior years.
• Justin is age 38; is single; is divorced; and has custody of his 9-year-old son, Flint. Justin provides more than 50% of Flint’s support. Flint’s Social Security number is 123-45-6789.
• Justin had $1,000 interest income from Blue Corporation bonds.
• Justin had $1,500 interest income from a State Bank certificate of deposit.
• Justin had a $2,000 0% / 15% / 20% long-term capital gain distribution from the Brown Stock Investment Fund.
• Justin had the following itemized deductions: $4,600 real estate taxes on his home; $8,900 mortgage interest on his home; $4,760 charitable contributions (all in cash, all properly documented, and no single contribution exceeding $25); $4,300 state income tax withholding during 2018; $2,000 state estimated income tax payments during 2018; $2,600 sales taxes paid.
• Justin does not want to donate to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.
• He had $10,000 of Federal income tax withholding during 2018 and made total Federal estimated income tax payments of $12,000 during 2018.

Required:

• Make realistic assumptions about any missing data. 
• If an answer is zero, enter “0”.
• Enter all amounts as positive numbers. 
• It may be necessary provide information regarding the other tax schedules before completing Form 1040.
• When computing the tax liability, do not round your immediate calculations. If required round your final answers to the nearest dollar

Calculate taxable gross income.

$

Calculate the total deductions for AGI.

$

Calculate adjusted gross income.

$

Calculate the greater of the standard deduction or itemized deductions.

$

Calculate total taxable income.

$

Calculate the income tax liability.

$

Calculate the total tax credits available.

$

. Calculate total withholding and tax payments.

$

Calculate the amount overpaid (refund):

$

Calculate the amount of taxes owed:

$

 

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