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A. Los edificios de la universidad: ¿Qué edificios visita Daniel? Today it is visitation day and Daniel is visiting different locations on campus. Listen to Daniel’s description of each place carefully and find out which location he is talking about. Select the right choice. From the dropdown menu. If the right answer is not provided, select ninguna de las anteriores none of the above (1pt. each; 7 pts. total)  MODELO: You hear: Los estudiantes asisten a las clases de español y ruso ahí. You select: El laboratorio de lenguas 1- [1] 2- [2] 3- [3] 4- [4] 5- [5] 6- [6] 7- [7]  

A. Expresiones con tener: ¿Qué tienen? Daniel and his friend Carolina met two second year students named Alicia and Pedro during visitation day and they are making plans for the day. Remember the expressions with tener and complete the conversation below by typing the correct vocabulary word from the word list below. (1 pt. each; 8 pts. total) prisa        sueño          razón          calor            ganas sed          frío               miedo         cuidado       hambre Alicia:     -¡Buenas tardes, Daniel, Carolina y Pedro! ¿Qué tal? Daniel:    -Muy bien, pero tengo [1]. Necesito beber un refresco. ¿Y ustedes? Carolina: -Yo tengo [2], tengo que comer. ¿Comemos en un restaurante? Pedro:     -¡Sí! Yo necesito tomar un café fuerte porque tengo [3]. Tomo ocho cursos y siempre tengo que estudiar mucho por el día y por la noche. Alicia:    -Lo siento, yo no voy al restaurante ahora porque tengo [4]. Tengo una clase de física en 5 minutos. ¡Me gusta mucho la clase! ¡Es muy interesante! Pedro:      -Sí. Tienes [5], Alicia; yo también tomo una clase de física y es muy interesante. Daniel:     -¿Vemos una película de horror por la noche después de la visita a la universidad? Pedro:      -No me gusta ver películas de horror porque siempre tengo [6]. Carolina: -¡Entonces (then) visitamos el parque! Es un día fantástico de 70 °F y tengo [7]. Además de eso, tengo [8] de ver el parque de la ciudad. Daniel:    -¡Yo también!  

The nurse is reading about the use of medical marijuana and its adverse effects.  The nurse knows that which of the following are adverse effects of the drug? Select all that apply. 

Both self-employed and employee taxpayers may deduct expenses related to a home office.

Gonzalo is the owner and beneficiary of a $100,000 policy on the life of his mother. Gonzalo transfers the policy to Don, his brother, as a gift. Don subsequently pays premiums of $40,000. Upon his mother’s death, Don does not include any of the insurance proceeds in income.

Nicole, a single, self-employed taxpayer, earned $140,000 as a tax consultant. Besides this income, she has only a $30,000 capital gain (at the individual level) and no itemized deductions. How much may Nicole claim as a QBI deduction?

Virginie, a single taxpayer and sole shareholder of Brown Corp., sold all her Brown stock for $30,000. Her stock basis was $150,000, and she owned the stock for 3 years. Brown meets the Sec. 1244 requirements. What are the amount and character of Virginie’s loss?

Alberto inherits land from Wendy, his grandmother. Wendy originally paid $40,000 for the land, but its fair market value was $270,000 when Wendy died. Alberto’s beginning basis in the land is $270,000.

A few years ago, Paula purchased a computer for $1,400 and used it for personal purposes. She then converted the computer to business use. The fair market value of the computer on the date of conversion was $500. What is Paula’s beginning tax basis in the computer for purposes of computing depreciation?

During the year, Tobias reports $90,000 of active business income from his law practice. He also owns two passive activities (neither are rental real estate). From Activity A, he earns $20,000 of income, and from Activity B, he incurs a ($30,000) loss. As a result, Tobias reports