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1. What is the year-end for an alumnae association? June 30. When the Finance Department at Kappa Kappa Gamma Headquarters files for your taxpayer identification number (see number 8 below), it is indicated that your year-end is June 30 so as to align with the Fraternity’s fiscal year-end. 2. If an alumnae association sells to non-Kappas, is it best to keep those funds in a separate account? No. Money earned from non-Kappas does not have to be put in a separate account. However, for tax purposes, you should keep records of member and nonmember income. 3. If the alumnae association only writes a few checks per year, can the President and Treasurer sign them rather than an accountant or auditor? The President and/or the Treasurer should…

taking the necessary steps. Curiously enough, an article has just been published in the international press by the reputable, award-winning Harvard University professor Dani Rodrik entitled “Premature Deindustrialization”, based on deindustrialization data from 42 countries covering the period from the 1940s to the early 2010s. The author advocates that the deindustrialization seen in Brazil and other emerging nations is not of the same nature as the one that was already experienced by advanced…

should only be utilized after diligence has revealed a particular project to be highly likely to benefit the common good. It is with this truism in mind that consultants hired by professional sports owners tout the economic benefits of stadium projects, hoping to sway growth-minded citizens with promises that new development will equal more jobs and boosted income levels for the host community. Yet, as economics professors Dennis Coates and Brad Humphreys (2000) detailed in their study of the…

different place now; it has been growing rapidly: inflation has eased, international investors are bullish on India and the Modi administration has been making changes its priority. If it keeps up with this development consistently, within the next decade, India’s GDP could surpass that of China and finally experience double-digit growth. WHY India is expected to have exceptional growth in the next decade. This potential lies within many factors, including the opportunity to catch up with…

will sustain its economic superiority over China. The Chinese per capita is significantly lower compared to the U.S. and the quality of the U.S. GDP surpasses the Chinese GDP. As the Chinese per capita is still too low, the country is facing a demographic consequence that will lead to an increase in the elderly. As a result, it will lead to economic decline. The U.S. and other countries will continue to import Chinese goods for now, but the currency will eventually appreciate and make the…

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“A 16-year-old girl was killed during her first drive alone when she veered in front of an oncoming tractor trailer while she sent a text”(“Tragedy” 1). This was stated on the Daily Mall newspaper about a girl named Savannah Nash. Despite being sad and gruesome, accidents like this happen every day. The amount of deaths caused by car accidents in Ga for 2013 was 1,179. That three deaths a day or twenty-two a week. These statistics show that in the course of five years 5,895 people would die.…

In society today, there are set laws that must be followed in order to protects citizens. One example would be the speed limit law, which saves lives every day. Driving above the posted speed makes you a more dangerous driver and increases your chances of being involved in an accident. Until this year, I had never received a speeding ticket. I have learned from this mistake. While thinking of all of the possible consequences that could have been placed upon my life or the life of someone else,…

Sr. Shene Monroe was on his way to school coming down Riley when he was pulled over by a cop. The cop walks up to Monroe and when he rolls down the window he asks the words every driver fears: “Do you know how fast you were going, son?” Monroe responds saying he is pretty sure he was going 55, the speed limit. “Yes, that's what I clocked you at. But that’s not the speed limit.” That’s when Monroe was informed that all the speed limits in Holland have been reduced to a maximum of 40 mph. Lucky…

According to the news story on NBC News titled, “Not Fast, But Furious: Freeway Cop Stops Scooter Driver, 89” there was an elderly woman (age 89) driving her mobility scooter on the Austrian autobahns that has a speed limit of 81 miles per hour. This occurred in Mainz, Germany on a Sunday afternoon. However, after seeing cars coming in the opposite direction, she turned around and drove in the emergency lane at a maximum speed of six miles per hour in the right direction for two miles. Luckily,…