All of the Following Losses Are Deductible Except

question 8

Multiple Choice

All of the following losses are deductible except

• A)decline in value of securities.
• B)total worthlessness of securities.
• C)sale or exchange of business property.
• D)destruction of personal use property by fire,storm,or casualty.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the correct period.

Net Income

The net earnings of a company, calculated by deducting all operating costs and taxes from the total income.

Adjusting Entries

Entries recorded in the journals at the conclusion of a fiscal period to distribute revenues and costs to the timeframe in which they genuinely took place.

Supplies Expense

The cost of supplies used during an accounting period, typically classified as an operating expense.