Janie graduates from high school in 2010 and enrolls in college in the fall

Janie graduates from high school in 2010 and enrolls in college in the fall. Her parents pay $4,000 for her tuition and fees.
a. Assuming Janie's parents have AGI of $170,000, what is the American Opportunity credit they can claim for Janie?
b. Assuming Janie's parents have AGI of $75,000, what is the American Opportunity credit they can claim for Janie?


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At the beginning of the 2010 school year, Britney Logan decided to prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, November, and December

At the beginning of the 2010 school year, Britney Logan decided to prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, November, and December. The budget must plan for enough cash on December 31 to pay the soring semester tuition, which is the same as the fall tuition. The following information relates to the budget:

Cash balance, September 1(from a summer job) $7,000
Purchase season football tickets in September 100
Additional entertainment for each month 250
Pay fall semester tuition on September 3 3,800
Pay rent at the beginning of each month 350
Pay for food each month 200
Pay apartment deposit on September 2(to be returned Dec 15) 500
Part-time job earnings each month (net of taxes) 900

a. Prepare a cash budget for September, October, November, and December.
b. Are the four monthly budgets that are presented prepared as static budgets or flexible budgets?
c. What are the budget implications for Britney Logan?

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Cantu was hired as a special education teacher by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District under a one-year contract for the 1990–91 school year

Cantu was hired as a special education teacher by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District under a one-year contract for the 1990–91 school year. On August 18, 1990, shortly before the start of the school year, Cantu hand-delivered to her supervisor a letter of resignation, effective August 17, 1990. In this letter, Cantu requested that her final paycheck be forwarded to an address in McAllen, Texas, some 50 miles from the San Benito office where she tendered the resignation. The San Benito superintendent of schools, the only official authorized to accept resignations on behalf of the school district, received Cantu’s resignation on Monday, August 20. The superintendent wrote a letter accepting Cantu’s resignation the same day and deposited the letter, properly stamped and addressed, in the mail at approximately 5:15 PM that afternoon. At about 8:00 AM the next morning, August 21, Cantu hand-delivered to the superintendent’s office a letter withdrawing her resignation. This letter contained a San Benito return address. In response, the superintendent hand-delivered that same day a copy of his letter mailed the previous day to inform Cantu that her resignation had been accepted and could not be withdrawn. The dispute was taken to the state commissioner of education, who concluded that the school district’s refusal to honor Cantu’s contract was lawful, because the school district’s acceptance of Cantu’s resignation was effective when mailed, which resulted in the formation of an agreement to rescind Cantu’s employment contract. Cantu argued that the mailbox rule should not apply because her offer was made in person and the superintendent was not authorized to accept by using mail. Is this a good argument?

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Watson Technical Institute (WTI), a school owned by Tom Watson, provides training to individuals who pay tuition directly to the school

Watson Technical Institute (WTI), a school owned by Tom Watson, provides training to individuals who pay tuition directly to the school. WTI also offers training to groups in off-site locations. Its unadjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2005, follows. WTI initially records prepaid expenses and unearned revenues in balance sheet accounts. Descriptions of items a through h that require adjusting entries on December 31, 2005, follow.

Additional Information Items
a. An analysis of the school’s insurance policies shows that $3,000 of coverage has expired.
b. An inventory count shows that teaching supplies costing $2,600 are available at year-end 2005.
c. Annual depreciation on the equipment is $12,000.
d. Annual depreciation on the professional library is $6,000.
e. On November 1, the school agreed to do a special six-month course (starting immediately) for a client. The contract calls for a monthly fee of $2,200, and the client paid the first five months’ fees in advance. When the cash was received, the Unearned Training Fees account was credited. The fee for the sixth month will be recorded when it is collected in 2006.
f. On October 15, the school agreed to teach a four-month class (beginning immediately) for an individual for $3,000 tuition per month payable at the end of the class. The services are being provided as agreed, and no payment has yet been received. g. The school’s two employees are paid weekly. As of the end of the year, two days’ wages have accrued at the rate of $100 per day for each employee.
h. The balance in the Prepaid Rent account represents rent for December.

Required
1. Prepare T-accounts (representing the ledger) with balances from the unadjusted trial balance.
2. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries for items a through h and post them to the T-accounts. Assume that adjusting entries are made only at year-end.
3. Update balances in the T-accounts for the adjusting entries and prepare an adjusted trial balance.
4. Prepare Watson Technical Institute’s income statement and statement of owner’s equity for the year 2005 and prepare its balance sheet as of December 31, 2005.

Check (2e) Cr.Training Fees Earned, $4,400; (2f ) Cr.Tuition Fees Earned, $7,500; (3) Adj.Trial balance totals, $301,500; (4) Net income, $38,500; Ending T.Watson, Capital $62,100

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