Research two companies in the Fortune 500 that offer partner benefits.
Compare and contrast the companies as you answer the following questions: · How do the requirements for coverage for domestic partners, such as length of the relationship compare with requirements for benefits of married couples?

• Do companies usually require a waiting period after dissolution of a marriage (divorce) before a new spouse can become eligible for benefits?
• What factors, such as legislation, may influence the inclusion of these stipulations?
• Can any of the terms you defined above be applied to either company based on other information you learned about them? Why, or why not?

Use the following terms in your discussion and include appropriate examples for each one:

• Glass walls
• Sticky floor
• Glass escalator

Write a minimum three-page paper using APA formatting, and include in-text citations and reference page.

Central questions to which you should respond: Describe the relationship between the demand for spices, sugar and coffee and the formation of global trade. How have global trade networks change over time? How did global trade affect the issues of labor and conquest, and, ultimately, global history? You won’t be able to answer all of these question fully in a short paper; instead, use them to develop a thesis/central argument that addresses these questions.
Your essay must contain:
– a thesis/central argument. Write your thesis in bold to make it stand out in the paper.
– reflect an understanding of change over time and across space.
consider the implications of the historical processes in question on myriad and diverse groups of people in order to recognize that we do not all experience things in similar or equal ways (for example, how did global trade impact someone living in Europe vs. someone living in Africa or the Americas?)
Since you are asked to address origins and change over time, a chronological organizational framework seems most appropriate (that is: start with event that took place further back in time and “move” towards the present).

Comment on the Future of the Franchise Model (600 words)

Filing Corporate Financial Statements 
How does the fact that most corporations file their financial statements several months before they file their income tax returns complicate the income tax provision process?

Taxpayer triggers a realization event by disposing of an asset
Compare and contrast different ways in which a taxpayer triggers a realization event by disposing of an asset.
A realization event for tax purposes is created in many ways. Virtually any disposal will result in a sale or other disposition. These include a sale, trade, gift to charity, disposal to the landfill, or destruction in a natural disaster. In a sale or trade (exchange), the taxpayer receives something of value in return for the asset. In contrast, a charitable contribution, disposal, or destruction from a natural disaster generally results in a loss of any remaining basis in the asset without compensation (unless reimbursed by insurance).