Reading Time: < 1 minuteJames Lang, author of Small Teaching, spoke at one of our Empowered Educator webinars. In this audio clip he describes how faculty can use the “Minute Paper” small teaching technique to help students improve their recall of what was previous learned and which will better set them up for what they are about to learn. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDid you know a Google Slides presentation can easily be placed inside your MindTap course? There’s an easy way to do this: simply link your Google Drive account with MindTap. After you’ve done this you can add the presentation to your MindTap class by clicking the Add/Create button, then click on “Activity” and then “Google […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesContributing Author: James H. Boyd A Deeper Dive into Hot Assets One aspect of partnership taxation creates much of the complexity of Subchapter K: the idea that ordinary income treatment must be preserved and allocated to the partner to whom that income accrued. This ordinary income preservation concept applies to distribution of assets from a partnership, liquidation of a partnership interest under § 736, and sale of a […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesPlanning for the start of the semester is on my mind. I’ve always believed the first day of class sets the tone for the semester. I teach large sections of gen-ed history and for the fall, most of my students will be freshmen. This semester, I’m planning to use a short, get-acquainted activity so students […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImagine you are drafting a curriculum masterpiece that you will share with your whole college team, but your “wordsmithing” superpowers are woefully tired for the day. So the new Word feature called “Rewrite” will really come in handy. Instead of finding yourself repeating phrases or looking for better expressions when writing in Word? Check out […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesContributing Author: Jim Young The alternative minimum tax (AMT) was put in place in 1969, and it has been a controversial part of the tax law ever since. Taxpayers who are subject to the AMT discover that many of the tax benefits received when computing the regular income tax liability are taken away for AMT purposes. This provides confusing […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes[Reading time – 2 minutes 25 seconds] There are a growing number of websites that allow users an option to login. You can enter a username and password you created that is unique for that site. Or you can click on a “Login with Facebook” button and enter your Facebook username and password instead. But […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesContributing Author: William A Raabe The application to become a tax-exempt entity is time-consuming but not difficult to complete. Most applications (over 90%) eventually are approved, with about 80,000 new exempt organizations created every year. Tax exemption is such a valuable asset for an organization, such as by allowing charitable income and estate/gift tax deductions […]
