Betty Foods has separate patents for its chocolate chip cookie dough and vanilla ice cream. In the current year, both patents were challenged in court. Betty Foods spent $240,000 in legal fees to successfully defend its cookie dough, and $300,000 in legal fees in an unsuccessful defense of its vanilla ice cream. For what amount can Betty Foods capitalize these costs?

Pitchfork Company is being sued by a competitor in a lawsuit alleging patent infringement. Pitchfork's lawyers state that it is possible Pitchfork will lose the suit and be found liable for a judgment costing anywhere from $1,800,000 to $9,000,000. However, the lawyers state that no one estimate is more likely. As a result of the above information, Pitchforks should report: a contingent liability in the amount of $5,400,000, representing the average amount within the range of damages, on its Balance Sheet and disclose an additional contingency of up to $3,600,000 in the notes to the Balance Sheet. a contingent liability in the amount of $1,800,000 on its Balance Sheet and disclose an additional contingency of up to $7,200,000 in the notes to the Balance Sheet. a contingent liability in the amount of $5,400,000 on its Balance Sheet, but not disclose any additional contingency. O a possible contingency of between $1,800,000 and $9,000,000 only in the notes of the 10K.

OMG is in a country which has a capital gains tax, conducted the following transactions: a. Purchased a building in February 2018 for $26,000,000. In March 2019, the company spent $2,000,000 to install solar panels for electricity in the building. The building was sold for $28,500,000 in 2021. The annual maintenance cost was $500,000. The cost of advertising the sale of the building and the legal fees amounted to $1,500,000. b. A motor vehicle was purchased for $5 million on January 1, 2018. The vehicle was sold in 2021 for $4.5 million. c. Bought an antique painting for $3.5 million in 2019. The painting was sold in 2021 for $10 million. d. Purchased a government bond for $5,000,000 in 2018 and sold it for $7,500,000 in 2021. The company is entitled to an Annual Exemption of $500,000. Capital losses as of 1 January 2021 were $1,500,000. Calculate the capital gains tax in 2021, assuming a capital gains tax of 15%.

Walmart is suing Elon Musk’s electric vehicle and clean energy company after Tesla solar panels atop seven of the retailer’s stores allegedly caught fire, according a court filing. The Walmart suit alleges breach of contract, gross negligence and failure to live up to industry standards. Walmart is asking Tesla to remove solar panels from more than 240 Walmart locations where they have been installed, and to pay damages related to all the fires Walmart says that Tesla caused.   The Walmart suit, filed in the state of New York, alleges that: “As of November 2018, no fewer than seven Walmart stores had experienced fires due to Tesla’s solar systems - including the four fires described above and three others that had occurred earlier.” The filing details evacuations, damaged property and inventory. Tesla’s stock dropped more than 1% after hours on the news. Walmart claimed, among myriad complaints, that “Tesla routinely deployed individuals to inspect the solar systems who lacked basic…