Business Development in Arizona
LOCATION You are an accountant at a small accounting firm. One of your clients is looking to open a small river-rafting business. Your client will run the business operations from a mobile home office on a piece of land on the riverbank.
A. Your client must decide the best location to start this business and has asked you to explain the accounting advantages of choosing the best location.
B. Your client is also wondering if the business should build a permanent structure on the land, or use the mobile home they already own.
C. Additionally, your client wants to know the insurance implications of this decision:
- How would the insurance implications of the location decision change the company- risks?
- How might your client use insurance to better manage those risks?
So, conduct research on the location (the location is ARIZONA) and address the following for AZ location:
• Evaluate the legal aspects of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real property.
• Evaluate the legal aspects of acquiring, holding, and disposing of personal property.
• Analyze the business use of insurance for various risks.
• Identify environmental issues and regulations related to the site.
• Discuss which location you will suggest to your client to run the business from, and why this location is advantageous relative to your discussion of real and personal property and the use of insurance.
1. Submit a paper of no more than 1,400 words with your research results and recommendations for the client.