Bob Operates a Clothing Business Using the Accrual Method Over

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Essay

Bob operates a clothing business using the accrual method over a calendar year. In October of last year, Bob contracted with his father, Tim, for consulting advice. Tim is a cash basis calendar year taxpayer and he billed Bob for $6,000 of consulting fees. This amount was comparable to amounts charged by other consultants (a reasonable amount). Bob paid $2,500 of the consulting fee by December 31st of last year, but the remaining $3,500 was not paid until January of this year. When can Bob deduct the consulting fee?

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Definitions:

Timing Differences

Discrepancies between the timing of cash flows and the recognition of revenues and expenses in accounting records.

Recording Error

Mistakes made during the accounting process of recording financial transactions.

Journal

The initial record in which the effects of a transaction are recorded.

Company's Records

Official documents and files that include a business's operational, financial, and transactional data.