Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 102

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)A purpose of the annual exclusion is to eliminate the necessity of accounting for and reporting small gifts such as those made for weddings and Christmas.
• B)The gift tax exclusion is available only for a gift of a present interest.
• C)A present interest is an unrestricted right to the immediate use, possession, or enjoyment of property or the income from property.
• D)All of the above are true.

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Definitions:

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances in temporary accounts to permanent accounts, preparing the books for the next accounting period.

Adjusting Entries

Entries in the books of accounts made during the final part of an accounting cycle to distribute profits and costs to their rightful period.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer temporary account balances to permanent accounts.

Adjusting Entries

Records entered into accounting logs at the close of an accounting period to assign earnings and expenses to the period they truly happened.