Taxation Case Studies

The challenges in creating a hydrogen fuel cell transportation in the United States, which promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on imported oil is considered. Chief among these challenges is the “chicken and egg” dynamic: consumers will not buy hydrogen powered vehicles to a nationwide network of hydrogen filling stations are, and this […]

Operation Royal Dutch / Shell in Russia turned into a strategic alliance with Gazprom, the gas monopoly country, the development of the Salym oil fields in Siberia, and a small retail gas station network in St. Petersburg. Focuses on the Sakhalin II. Sakhalin is the reason for the existence Sakhalin Energy Investment Co (SEIC), owned […]

Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of alternative inventory flow assumptions are allowed in the U.S.. One exhibit shows that in year 2, a company using LIFO in Year 1 may report higher net income by switching to FIFO in the amount of higher taxes on income. Saving LIFO will save taxes, but will lead […]

H & R Block, the U.S. market leader in tax services training, must decide whether to provide financial services to low-income clients. H & R Block is facing increased competition from branded and nonbranded tax preparers, and the number of returns prepared by the company has declined in recent years. CEO, Mark Ernst, said the […]

This guide provides an overview of tax planning, the tax system and tax laws. It can be used as a supplement to “Taxes and Business Strategy: An Approach to Planning,” by Myron Scholes, Mark Wolfson, Merle Erickson, Ed Maydew and Terry Shevlin. It focuses on some of the central concepts for class discussion. This Darden […]