Taxation of Futures Trading Gains and Losses

question 45

Multiple Choice

Taxation of futures trading gains and losses

• A)is based on cumulative year-end profits or losses.
• B)occurs based on the date contracts are sold or closed.
• C)can be timed to offset stock-portfolio gains and losses.
• D)is based on the contract holding period.

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Definitions:

Process Costing

A costing method used in industries where production is continuous and units are identical, assigning costs to units of product based on the process they go through.

Inventory

An asset that represents the total amount of goods and or materials a company holds for sale or production in the normal course of business.

Equivalent Units

A concept in process costing that converts partially completed units into a number of equivalent full units.

Direct Method

An approach used in cost accounting or cost allocation in which costs are directly assigned to cost objects, such as departments or products, without any allocation of indirect costs.