On January 1, 2012, an Accrual Basis Taxpayer Entered into a Contract

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On January 1, 2012, an accrual basis taxpayer entered into a contract to provide termite inspection service each month for 36 months.The amount received for the contract was $2,400. The taxpayer should report $1,600 of income in 2013.

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Definitions:

Stop-Payment Order

a request made to a bank by an account holder not to pay a check that has been issued but not yet cashed.

Loss

A decrease in value, resources, or money typically as a result of a business transaction, investment, or unforeseen events.

Postdated

Pertaining to a check or other document that bears a date later than the actual date it was written, to be cashed or deposited at that later date.

Liable

Legally responsible or obligated, as in being held accountable for an action or in relation to a debt or infringement.