Albie Operates an Illegal Drug-Running Business and Has the Following

question 84

Essay

Albie operates an illegal drug-running business and has the following items of income and expense. What is Albie's adjusted gross income from this operation? $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income }&\$800,000\\\text { Expenses: }\\\text { Rent } & 24,000 \\\text { Utilities } & 9,000 \\\text { Bribes to police } & 55,000 \\\text { Medical expense } & 5,000 \\\text { Legal fees } & 25,000 \\\text { Depreciation } & 30,000 \\\text { Illegal kickbacks } & 30,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 300,000\end{array}$

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Definitions:

Owner's Equity

The residual interest or ownership claim in a firm's assets after subtracting liabilities, representing what the owners have invested or retained from net income.

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping report that lists the balances of all ledgers in two columns, debits and credits, ensuring they are equal.

Trial Balance

An accounting worksheet that aggregates the balances from all ledgers into debit and credit columns, with the totals of these columns being identical.

Financial Statement Order

The sequence in which financial statements are prepared and presented, typically starting with the income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner's equity, and finally the cash flow statement.