Erin works for a dry-cleaning company that has a contract with the u. s. government. to save on cleaning fluid, her boss orders her to wash some clothes that are supposed to be dry-cleaned in a washing machine. when the courier hired to pick up the cleaned garments arrives, erin tells him about her boss' actions. erin tells no one else about what is going on and is later fired. erin: a. is not protected by the whistleblower statute because she failed to inform the proper party of the contract violation. b. is protected by the whistleblower statute in her state because she spoke up about her employer's actions. c. will be reinstated to her former job, because when she told the courier of the problem she was merely exercising her first amendment right to free speech. d. is not protected by the state whistleblower statute. it is inapplicable because the contract was with the federal government.

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation

Record the journal entry for the provision for uncollectible accounts under each of the following independent assumptions: a. the allowance for doubtful accounts before adjustment has a credit balance of $500. b. the allowance for doubtful accounts before adjustment has a debit balance of $250. c. assume that octoberʼs credit sales were $70,000. uncollectible accounts expense is estimated at 2% of sales. smith, gaylord n.. excel applications for accounting principles (p. 51). cengage textbook. kindle edition.