Splashy Fish Store Allows Qualified Customers to Purchase Items on Credit

question 14

Multiple Choice

Splashy Fish Store allows qualified customers to purchase items on credit. During the current year, Lisa, the owner of the store, determines that $3,500 of accounts receivable are not collectible. Which of the following statements is true with respect to Splashy Fish Store's deduction for the uncollectible accounts receivable?

• A)Splashy is not allowed a deduction for the uncollectible accounts if the income arising from the accounts has not been previously included in taxable income.
• B)Any deduction for the uncollectible accounts receivable will be treated as a short-term capital loss.
• C)Only $3,000 of the uncollectible accounts receivable may be deducted in the current year.
• D)All of these statements are true.
• E)Two of these statements are true.

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