You Are Visiting with a Friend, Jim Bede, Who Wants

question 94

Essay

You are visiting with a friend, Jim Bede, who wants to start a new business. During discussions on forming the business, Jim makes this statement:
Our business will have accounts receivable and accounts payable. It will also acquire a substantial amount of computers and equipment. Will it be acceptable to use the cash basis of accounting?
Prepare a response for Jim.

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Definitions:

Sale-Or-Return Contract

A contract in which the buyer and seller agree that the buyer may return the goods at a later time.

Voidable Title

Title that occurs when a contract between the original parties would be void but the goods have already been sold to a third party.

Common Law

A legal system based on judicial decisions and customs, rather than on written statutes or codes.

Legal Ownership

The officially recognized possession of property, rights, or interests, backed by law.