Retired Taxpayers Over 59½ Years of Age at the End

question 166

True/False

Retired taxpayers over 59½ years of age at the end of the year must receive minimum distributions from defined contribution plans or they are subject to a penalty.

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Definitions:

Permanent/Temporary

Refers to the two broad categories of accounts in accounting: permanent accounts track long-term financial activity, whereas temporary accounts are closed at the end of each accounting period.

Reversing Entries

Optional bookkeeping technique in which certain adjusting entries are reversed or switched on the first day of the new accounting period so that transactions in the new period can be recorded without referring back to prior adjusting entries.

Accruals

Accounting adjustments for revenues earned or expenses incurred which have not yet been received or paid, respectively.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to update account balances to their correct amounts.