First Link Services granted 4.4 million of its $1 par common shares to executives, subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated within four years. The common shares have a market price of $5 per share on the grant date of the restricted stock award. 1. Ignoring taxes, what is the total compensation cost pertaining to the restricted shares? 2. Ignoring taxes, what is the effect on earnings in the year after the shares are granted to executives? (For all requirements, enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places (i. e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).)

Tara incorporates her sole proprietorship, transferring it to newly formed black corporation. the assets transferred have an adjusted basis of $240,000 and a fair market value of $300,000. also transferred was $10,000 in liabilities, $1,000 of which was personal and the balance of $9,000 being business related. in return for these transfers, tara receives all of the stock in black corporation. a. black corporation has a basis of $241,000 in the property. b. black corporation has a basis of $240,000 in the property. c. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $241,000. d. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $249,000. e. none of the above.

Hanna intends to give her granddaughter, melodee, her antique hat pin. this heirloom has been kept under lock and key in the wall vault in the library of hanna's house in virginia. the hat pin is currently the only item in the vault. when hanna is visiting melodee in connecticut, hanna gives melodee the only key to the vault. melodee is grateful for the present and excitedly accepts. in this situation has there been a completed gift?

When the federal reserve buys bonds from or sells bonds to member banks, it is called monetary policy reserve ratio interest rate adjustment open market operations