Looking for help on how to get starting on this Milestone, the company for this case study is Amazon.com. I have attached a copy of the rubric for the assignment.

III. Estate Planning

A. In terms of minimizing tax liability, how would estate planning differ from a partnership to a corporation?

B. For estate planning purposes, what are the advantages of setting your business up as a corporation versus a partnership? Defend your response.

C. Describe your company?s succession plan and whether or not it aligns with your company?s vision.

D. Based on your responses, what estate planning strategy would be most effective in minimizing tax liability? Why?

IV. Trusts

A. Draw a conclusion about the purpose for the company?s trust based on the research of your company.

B. Why would a small business owner want to set up a trust and how could it be used for estate planning purposes?

C. Evaluate the similarities and differences between trusts and corporations. In an attempt to protect income, which would be most suitable for a

ACC 620 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Prompt: In the first milestone, you addressed stockholders' equity and income measurement/revenue recognition for your portfolio. In the second milestone for your final project, you will continue work on your portfolio by completing critical elements III and V. You will be addressing income taxes and pensions. III. Income Taxes A. If Congress voted to eliminate corporate taxes, what would be the effect on your company's income statement and balance sheet? Defend your response. B. Calculate the income tax rate for your chosen company. What effect will an increase in income of $2,000,000 have on your company? C. What are the effects on the balance sheet and income statement? Justify your response. D. How much did your company pay in foreign taxes last year? What percentage of its income is United States vs. foreign? V. Pensions Address the following elements in the form of a memo to your CEO: A. From your company's financial information, what type of pension plan does it have? Discuss the reasons why your company has chosen this particular plan. B. What was the effect of the pension plan on your company's financial statements? Defend your response. C. Your CEO has informed youthe controller of your companythat the board of directors has made the decision to look at other options of types of retirement plans. Investigate what other alternatives would be available, and determine which would be appropriate for your particular company. Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2-4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, oneinch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions. Critical Element Income Taxes: Corporate Taxes Exemplary Meets \"Proficient\" criteria, and defense is well supported with quantitative evidence (100%) Proficient Accurately describes the effect on the company's income statement and balance sheet if Congress voted to eliminate corporate taxes, and defends response (90%) Needs Improvement Describes the effect on the company's income statement and balance sheet if Congress voted to eliminate corporate taxes, but does not defend response, description contains inaccuracies, or defense is illogical (70%) Not Evident Does not describe the effect on the company's income statement and balance sheet (0%) Value 13 Income Taxes: Increase in Income Meets \"Proficient\" criteria, and determination is well supported with quantitative evidence (100%) Accurately calculates the income tax rate for the company and determines the effect an increase in income would have on the company (90%) Income Taxes: Effects Meets \"Proficient\" criteria, and justification is well supported with quantitative evidence (100%) Accurately determines the effects on the balance sheet and income statement and justifies response (90%) Income Taxes: Foreign Taxes Pensions: Pension Plan Pensions: Effect Accurately determines how much the company paid in foreign taxes last year and what percentage of its income was United States versus foreign (100%) Meets \"Proficient\" criteria and shows a nuanced understanding of the company's decision-making rationale (100%) Meets \"Proficient\" criteria, and defense is well supported with concrete examples (100%) Discusses the type of pension plan the company has and the reasons why the company has chosen that plan (90%) Accurately determines the effect of the pension plan on the company's financial statements and defends response (90%) Calculates the income tax rate for the company and determines the effect an increase in income would have on the company, but calculation or determination contains inaccuracies (70%) Determines the effects on the balance sheet and income statement, but determination contains inaccuracies, does not justify determination, or justification is illogical (70%) Determines how much the company paid in foreign taxes last year and what percentage of its income was United States versus foreign, but determination contains inaccuracies (70%) Discusses the type of pension plan the company has, but does not discuss the reasons why the company chose that plan (70%) Determines the effect of the pension plan on the company's financial statements, but determination lacks accuracy, does not defend determination, or defense is weak or illogical (70%) Does not calculate the income tax rate for the company (0%) 14 Does not determine the effects on the balance sheet and income statement (0%) 13 Does not determine how much the company paid in foreign taxes last year (0%) 13 Does not identify the type of pension plan the company has (0%) 14 Does not determine the effect of the pension plan on the company's financial statements (0%) 13 Pensions: Other Options Articulation of Response Meets \"Proficient\" criteria and is well supported with concrete examples (100%) Evaluates other types of retirement plans available and determines which would be appropriate for the company (90%) Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-toread format (100%) Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization (90%) Evaluates other types of retirement plans available, but does not determine which would be appropriate for the company (70%) Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas (70%) Does not evaluate other types of retirement plans available (0%) 13 Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas (0%) 7 Total 100%