Using the Following Choices, Show the Justification for Each Provision

question 80

Multiple Choice

Using the following choices, show the justification for each provision of the tax law listed.
a. Economic considerations
b. Social considerations
c. Equity considerations
d. Both a. and b.
-Import taxes (customs duties)

• A)Deferral of gains from involuntary conversions
• B)Carryforward of net operating losses
• C)"No change" is a possible result
• D)State income tax applied to a visiting nonresident
• E)IRS special agent
• F)Undoing the "piggyback" result
• G)Ideal budget goal as to new tax legislation
• H)Every state that has a general sales tax has one
• I)Imposed by all states and the Federal government
• J)Imposed by some states but not the Federal government
• K)Imposed only by the Federal government
• L)No correct match provided

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Monies owed to a company by customers for products or services that have been delivered or used but not yet paid for.

Aging the Accounts

The process of categorizing and reviewing accounts receivable based on the length of time an invoice has been outstanding.

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made in accounting records to update the balances of accounts at the end of an accounting period.

Bad Debt Expense

An estimate of receivables that a company does not expect to collect, recognized as an expense in the income statement.