Match Each Statement with the Correct Term Below

question 38

Multiple Choice

Match each statement with the correct term below.
-Tax Benefit Rule

• A)Taxpayer reports income when received in cash or its equivalent and takes deductions as they are paid.
• B)A deduction taken in one year that is recovered in a later year is reported as income in the year of recovery to the extent that the deduction reduced taxable income.
• C)Taxpayer reports income as earned and deductions as incurred.
• D)The result of an arms-length transaction.
• E)Exclusions and deductions result from specific acts of Congress that must be strictly applied and interpreted.
• F)The taxability of a transaction is determined by the reality of the transaction rather than some contrived appearance.
• G)The reporting of an item of income or expense on a tax return
• H)No income is realized until the taxpayer's invested capital is recovered.
• I)All income received is taxable unless some specific provision of the tax law allows exclusion of the item.
• J)These taxpayers are not deemed to transact at arms-length.

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Definitions:

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer temporary accounts' balances to permanent ones, thereby resetting the temporary accounts for the next period.

Permanent Accounts

The balance sheet accounts whose balances are carried over into future accounting periods, not closed at the end of the fiscal year.

Posting

The process of recording financial transactions to the appropriate accounts in the general ledger.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to update the accounts for any accruals and deferrals that were not recorded during the accounting period.