A Taxpayer Can Automatically Escape the Penalty for Underpayment of Taxes

question 85

Multiple Choice

A taxpayer can automatically escape the penalty for underpayment of taxes by

• A)owing less than $1,000 in taxes over and above the taxes withheld from wages.
• B)owing taxes in the previous year.
• C)having a casualty loss.
• D)none of the above

Determine the impact of external factors such as taxes and technology on opportunity costs.

Analyze the role and importance of sunk costs in economic and business decisions.

Understand the implications of fixed costs in the short and long term.

Distinguish between explicit and implicit costs in cost analysis.

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Definitions:

Uncollectible Accounts

Debts from customers that are considered to be uncollectible and are therefore written off as an expense.

Allowance Method

A technique in accounting to estimate and deduct bad debts from accounts receivable based on historical data and projections.

Uncollectible Accounts

Accounts receivable that a company has determined it will not be able to collect due to customer default.

Direct Write-off

A method of accounting for bad debts where uncollectible accounts receivable are directly written off against income at the time they are deemed uncollectible.