When Items of Income Are Omitted Because the Cost of the Time

question 81

Multiple Choice

When items of income are omitted because the cost of the time and effort of the taxpayer to accumulate the information, it is an application of the

• A)Ability to Pay Concept.
• B)Administrative Convenience Concept.
• C)Arm's-Length Transaction Concept.
• D)Capital Recovery Concept.
• E)Pay-as-You-Go Concept.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of net earnings not paid out as dividends but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business or to pay debt.

Dividends Payable

Dividends payable are a liability on a company's balance sheet representing the amount of dividends that the company has declared but has not yet paid out to its shareholders.

Dividends Expense

The sum distributed from a portion of a company's earnings to its shareholders; often associated with preference shares.

Common Stock Dividend Distributable

Stockholders’ equity account that accumulates a stock dividend that has been declared but not yet issued and distributed.