Robert is the CEO of a closely held business, and he would like to provide life insurance to all of his employees as a fringe benefit. Robert would like life insurance that permits him to pay the premium, so long as it is deductible as a business expense and permits the employee to designate the beneficiary of the policy. Which one of the following is the most appropriate insurance product for Robert's situation? A)Robert should enter into an entity buy-sell agreement with each employee using cash value life insurance.   B)Robert should provide group term life insurance.   C)Robert should provide key person life insurance.   D)Robert should provide split-dollar life insurance.

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For each of the following situations, indicate whether a CPA who is a partner in the one office CPA firm is "Independent" with respect to the client, by choosing "yes" or "no." Individual CPA's situation The CPA's nondependent child owns an immaterial direct financial interest in the client. b. The CPA's spouse owns an immaterial direct financial interest in the client. c. The CPA's brother is the controller of the client. d. The CPA's father is a salesman for the client. e. The CPA's nondependent mother owns an immaterial direct financial interest in the client. f. The CPA's five year old son who lives with her, was given a gift by a friend of 20 shares of stock worth, in total $100, in an audit client of the CPA. The CPA owns an immaterial amount of stock in a firm audit client, she does not work on that audit engagement. h. The CPA owns an immaterial amount of stock in a firm audit client, she works on that audit engagement. 9- i. A CPA's father owns a material investment in a firm…

Write an e-mail to a client describing situations in which the partnership entity form might be more advantageous (or disadvantageous) than operating as a C corporation. Use subheadings and bullet points to highlight your major thoughts. You may use the following as a template: Dear Mr./Miss Jones, I am in receipt of your question(s) about the advantages or disadvantages of operating an entity (for tax purposes) either as a partnership or a C-Corporation. I will bullet my points below for clarity. Then you may end the email in any professional way you feel appropriate.