The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax helps provide which of the
following benefits?

A. Medicare and national defense

B. Medicare and natural disaster relief

C. Medicare and Social Security

D. Medicare and the federal court system

Bridgeport company began operations at the beginning of 2018. the following information pertains to this company. 1. pretax financial income for 2018 is $115,000. 2. the tax rate enacted for 2018 and future years is 40%. 3. differences between the 2018 income statement and tax return are listed below: (a) warranty expense accrued for financial reporting purposes amounts to $7,500. warranty deductions per the tax return amount to $2,200. (b) gross profit on construction contracts using the percentage-of-completion method per books amounts to $94,700. gross profit on construction contracts for tax purposes amounts to $67,100. (c) depreciation of property, plant, and equipment for financial reporting purposes amounts to $61,800. depreciation of these assets amounts to $75,700 for the tax return. (d) a $3,600 fine paid for violation of pollution laws was deducted in computing pretax financial income. (e) interest revenue recognized on an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds amounts to $1,500. 4. taxable income is expected for the next few years. (assume (a) is short-term in nature; assume (b) and (c) are long-term in nature.) (a) prepare the reconciliation schedule for 2017 and future years. (b) prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense for 2017. (c) prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement beginning with “income before income taxes.” (d) determine how the deferred taxes will appear on the balance sheet at the end of 2017.

Jewelry manufacturers produce a range of products such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, and brooches. what fundamental economic question are they addressing by offering this range of items?

Catherine de bourgh has one child, anne, who is 18 years old at the end of the year. anne lived at home for seven months during the year before leaving home to attend state university for the rest of the year. during the year, anne earned $6,000 while working part time. catherine provided 80 percent of anne's support and anne provided the rest. which of the following statements regarding whether anne is catherine's qualifying child for the current year is correct? a.anne is a qualifying child of catherine.b.anne is not a qualifying child of catherine because she fails the gross income test.c.anne is not a qualifying child of catherine because she fails the residence test.d.anne is not a qualifying child of catherine because she fails the support test.