A Taxpayer Instructing Her Son to Collect Rent Checks for the Taxpayer's

question 124

Multiple Choice

A taxpayer instructing her son to collect rent checks for the taxpayer's property and to report this as taxable income on the son's tax return violates which doctrine?

• A)Constructive receipt doctrine
• B)Implicit tax doctrine
• C)Assignment of income doctrine
• D)Step-transaction doctrine
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

An accounting journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate years, ensuring financial statements are accurate.

Accounting Period

A specific duration of time used for financial reporting, usually quarterly or annually.

Supplies Expense

Supplies expense is the cost of consumable items used during the operating cycle of a business, such as office supplies, which are expensed as they are consumed.

Adjusting Journal Entry

Adjustments made in the financial books at the period's end to accurately distribute profits and costs to the period they belong.