You have just attended a manager’s meeting about establishing self-directed, high-performing teams. The company is concerned because some of the managers are having success building self-directed, high-performing teams while others are not. A discussion occurred that identified the characteristics of the successful team building elements and compared them to those managers that have not been successful. This is a situation where those who are struggling need to learn from those who are doing well. The discussions included identifying what could be going wrong and what steps might be taken for success.

You have been asked to write a research report that summarizes the meeting and offers some recommendations that might be helpful to those managers who are struggling. Specifically, your report must include:

Identification of the difficulties the managers may be having in establishing self-directed, high-performing teams
Identification of the successful characteristic of establishing self-directed, high-performing teams
Recommendations for success
A designed plan that might help guide the struggling managers and improve negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Use the Library and Internet to research this topic.

Present your findings as a 5-7 pages (body of paper) formatted in APA style.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5-7 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.

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UNIT 5- TAXATION

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Type: Individual Project

Unit: Income Tax Return Preparation

Grading Type: Numeric

Points Possible: 100

Points Earned: 0

Deliverable Length: 2 pages + 1 completed Schedule A

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A staff tax accountant has come to you for advice. She has begun a tax return and does not know what to do with the expenses that the client has submitted as itemized deductions. She is unsure which expenses are allowable and should be included on her Schedule A. Review the expenses submitted by the client below. (Note: The client’s AGI is $45,000.)

Client submitted expenses:

Personal property taxes	$ 500
Reimbursed health insurance premiums	$ 1,500
Charitable contributions (cash only)	$ 200
Prescriptions	$ 150
Mortgage interest	$ 3,850
Contact lenses	$ 200
State income taxes withheld	$ 1,675
Unreimbursed medical expenses	$ 875
Services provided to a qualified nonprofit	$ 1,000
Real estate taxes	$ 850

Using the client submitted expenses above, complete the following:

List the allowable expenses.
Assist your staff with the completion of the Schedule A tax form for the most recent tax year.
For each expense not allowed, please explain why it is disallowed.

To obtain the most recently revised Form 1040 (Schedule A), follow these instructions:

Go to http://www.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/formsInstructions.html
In the Find box, type 1040 (in product number) and click “Find”
Scroll down to Form 1040 (Schedule A&B), titled Itemized Deductions and Interest & Ordinary Dividends
Complete Schedule A only. You do not have to complete Schedule B.

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