At the End of Its Taxable Year,Gong Company Accrued an Expense

question 59

True/False

At the end of its taxable year,Gong Company accrued an expense for an account payable to Mexance Inc.Even if Gong and Mexance are related parties,Gong can deduct the accrued expense if Mexance also uses the accrual method of accounting for tax purposes.

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