If an Employee Incurs Travel Expenditures and Is Fully Reimbursed

question 641

True/False

If an employee incurs travel expenditures and is fully reimbursed by the employer, neither the reimbursement nor the deduction is reported on the employee's tax return if reporting is pursuant to an accountable plan.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed overhead expenses as period costs.

Operating Income

Earnings from a company’s core business operations, excluding deductions of interest and taxes.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all direct costs and overheads involved in manufacturing a product in the cost of that product.

Contribution Margin

The amount of revenue remaining after subtracting the variable costs associated with producing goods, contributing to covering fixed costs and profit.