Because Services Are Not Considered Property Under § 351, a Taxpayer

question 58

True/False

Because services are not considered property under § 351, a taxpayer must report as income the fair market value of stock received for such services.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Journal Entries

Entries made at the end of an accounting period to update balances of revenues and expenses to reflect the correct amounts earned or incurred during a period.

Accrual

A financial recording approach that logs income and expenditures at the time they occur, irrespective of the actual cash transaction timing.

Adjusting Journal Entry

A type of journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the period in which they actually occurred.

Accrual

The accounting practice that documents income and expenditures at the time they happen, irrespective of the timing of the actual cash flows.