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shares with a total of 200 shares. Using technical analysis, I saw a decline in the stock price occurring. The price trend generated a descending triangle pattern which broke through and went below the support line of $600 and continued to decrease. The MACD of -8.39 also depicted a negative moving momentum. The volume significantly rose, but then decreased which means less people are purchasing the stock, making the stock price go down due to low demand. All of these factors indicated a bear…

If you've sold assets, made investments, have mutual funds, stocks, or received an inheritence, you'll need to figure out your tax basis when filing your income tax return. Tax basis is also commonly known as cost basis, depending on whom you're dealing with. They are often used interchangeably to mean the same thing. It can be complex because it matters how you came to own the shares or mutual funds. Your tax basis is determined by the amount you use from the investment that is for profit or…

key ratios that are detrimental in evaluating the market value of a company’s stock: Equity to Book Value Ratio, Price-Sales Ratio, Price-Earnings Ratio, and Earnings Per Share. The first ratio mentioned, Equity to Book Value Ratio, measures the market value of a company’s stock. It is determined through dividing the current price of the stock by the book value per share. Price-Sales Ratio compares the company’s stock to their total revenue or sales. It is important since in certain cases,…

Beta Corporation continue to qualify for the S corporation election even though Juan no longer owns 100% of Beta corporation’s stock (as of June 30th of Year 2)? Conclusion 1: • Yes, Beta Corporation still qualifies for the S corporation election because it continues to fulfill the requirements for an eligible small business corporation, regardless of the change in stock distribution. Analysis 1: As defined in Sec.1361(a)(1), an S corporation is an “eligible small business corporation”, whose…

information, Fred Murray is one of the shareholders and wants to sell his stock back to the corporation. His shares have a FMV of $200,000 dollars and a tax basis of $50,000; the redemption is planned for December 31st, which is the end of the year. This paper is going to address about whether the possibility of determining dividend or capital gain form the information provided, the three Internal Revenue Service change in stock ownership test, and the circumstances having constructive ownership…

ever wonder where the food on your table comes from besides the store? Food safety is a major concern in the U.S.. Knowing where your food comes from and how it was raised concerns people, because how some stock yards are not always the healthiest most safest places to get your meat from. Stock yards use many types of steroids and boosters to make their product (cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys) grow faster so they can get them to the market faster. This way of raising your livestock is dangerous…

securities allowed to be traded included stocks, options, futures, bonds, mutual funds, international stocks, and commodities. With the choice of many securities, it seemed overwhelming to decide where to start. The different requirements allowed me to understand each type of security and the level of risk involved in each type. Although there were many swings in the market over the course of three months, I believe my portfolio was overall steady in comparison with…

five sources used to assist in this valuation. Lee, H., Park, J., Lee, J., & Wyer, R. S. (2008). Disposition Effects and Underlying Mechanisms in E-Trading of Stocks. Journal Of Marketing Research (JMR), 45(3), 362-378. doi:10.1509/jmkr.45.3.362 This article is based on the disposition effects and underlying mechanisms in e-trading of stocks.…

Learning Team A Global Business Financial Environment ACC/300 Brandy Havens Alesia Batiste GM Motors uses SEC filings (US Securities and Exchange Commissions). Available-for-sale securities are one type of investment a company can make. Available-for-sale securities are any security not classified as a trading security or held to maturity security. These can either be debt or equity securities, however, the accounting is the same for each. An accountant must properly account and report…

information through the stock exchange and using it for a personal advantage. Inside traders essentially know before a company’s stock plummets, and they have the advantage to trade and sell those shares before the rest of the general public does. Insider trading is currently illegal, but there are numerous people who are trying to legalize it. There are two viewpoints of Insider trading: Those who are for it believe insider trading can increase the value of certain stocks and those who are…