A Plan for the Resolution of the Argentine Debt Crisis   INTRODUCTION:   Over the past five years Argentina has suffered from one of the worst economic crises of its history. Mired by currency devaluation, diminished business confidence, contracting GDP, and a large current accounts deficit, the Argentine economy is, at very best, weak. Of its problems, Argentina’s international debt is of greatest concern. Servicing […]

The History of the U.S. Tax System The history of the United States tax system is something that each and every person should understand. There are two main reasons that the history of the tax system is important. The first reason is that the knowledge of the how the tax system worked will help the people who are a part of the tax system process […]

The Argentina debt affected the country between the late 90’s to the early 2000’s and can be attributed to misdiagnosis and ineffective policy. During this time the IMF and Argetina’s government worked closely together. Previous to the crisis Argentina had been celebrated for its economic policies and growth. The government worked to put in place conservative economic policy, including the privatization of companies, looser trade […]

Philippines Income Tax Rates Income of residents in Philippines is taxed progressively up to 32%. Philippines Income Tax Rate 32% Philippines Corporate Tax Rate 30% Philippines Sales Tax / VAT Rate 12% Taxable Income Tax Rate PhP 0 – PhP 10,000: – 5% PhP 10,000 – PhP 30,000: PhP 500 10% PhP 30,000 – PhP 70,000: PhP 2,500 15% PhP 70,000 – PhP 140,000: PhP […]

Through much of the United States of America’s early history, there was no tax assessed on personal income. Because our nation was formed following a rebellion against England for “taxation without representation”, the founding fathers recognized the need for the new government to be able to tax fairly to operate. But the initial taxes levied by the fledgling U.S. were almost exclusively excise taxes levied […]

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases prevalent nowadays and affects all ages. It is an acute or chronic infection of one or both lungs caused by microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria or chemical irritants. (Schmitt, 2011) It has different types, and one of them is Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). CAP is a disease in which individuals who have not […]

1 Review of Chart of Accounts – Philippines Questions and Suggested Answers 1. In China GAAP, the bonds or stocks purchased are categorized as “Held-for-trading” or “Available for sale” or “Long term investment”, based on the purpose of purchase. Does Philippine GAAP have similar categorization? Philippine client want to separate the marketable securities to current or non-current, it means short or long term, right? Answer: […]

The purpose of this document is a critical study and analysis of the oral care provided by nursing staff as part of the Ventilator Care Bundle (VCB) and to assess whether the frequency of mouth care performed is related to the prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in patients mechanically ventilated (Zilberberg et al. 2009). The following document is a case study written by an […]

Assessment of Articles L. Keeley. (2007). Reducing the risk of ventilator-acquired pneumonia through head of bed elevation. Nursing in Critical Care 2007 12(6). Keeley frames the problem to be addressed as how clinicians can reduce the occurrence and severity of ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP), which affects up to 25% of all ventilated patients in hospitals. Seventy percent of patients who die of acute respiratory distress syndrome […]