Compared to many other countries, communication in the U. S. A. Is more direct, lawyers draft more detailed contracts, and the responsibility for understanding is more on the speaker, less on the listener. This is comparison is reflected in Hall's dimension called:

Ryan terlecki organized a new internet company, capuniverse, inc. the company specializes in baseball-type caps with logos printed on them. ryan, who is never without a cap, believes that his target market is college and high school students. you have been hired to record the transactions occurring in the first two weeks of operations. issued 2,900 shares of $0.01 par value common stock to investors for cash at $29 per share. borrowed $68,000 from the bank to provide additional funding to begin operations; the note is due in two years. paid $1,000 for the current month's rent of a warehouse and another $1,000 for next month's rent. paid $1,440 for a one-year fire insurance policy on the warehouse (recorded as a prepaid expense). purchased furniture and fixtures for the warehouse for $16,000, paying $3,200 cash and the rest on account. the amount is due within 30 days. purchased for $2,800 cash the university of pennsylvania, notre dame, the university of texas at austin, and michigan state university baseball caps as inventory to sell online. placed advertisements on google for a total of $340 cash. sold caps totaling $1,900, half of which was charged on account. the cost of the caps sold was $1,100. (hint: make two entries.) made full payment for the furniture and fixtures purchased on account in (e). received $280 from a customer on account.

At april 1, 2019, the food and drug administration is in the process of investigating allegations of false marketing claims by hulkly muscle supplements. the fda has not yet proposed a penalty assessment. hulkly’s fiscal year ends on december 31, 2018. the company’s financial statements are issued in april 2019. required: for each of the following scenarios, determine the appropriate way to report the situation. 1. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 2. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable. 3. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 4. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable.

On september 1, 2016, steve loaned brett $2,000 at 12% interest compounded annually. steve is not in the business of lending money. the note stated that principal and interest would be due on august 31, 2018. in 2018, steve received $2,508.80 ($2,000 principal and $508.80 interest). steve uses the cash method of accounting. what amount must steve include in income on his income tax return?