Match Each Statement with the Correct Term Below

question 100

Multiple Choice

Match each statement with the correct term below.
-Accrual Method

• A)Taxpayer reports income when received in cash or its equivalent and takes deductions as they are paid.
• B)A deduction taken in one year that is recovered in a later year is reported as income in the year of recovery to the extent that the deduction reduced taxable income.
• C)Taxpayer reports income as earned and deductions as incurred.
• D)The result of an arms-length transaction.
• E)Exclusions and deductions result from specific acts of Congress that must be strictly applied and interpreted.
• F)The taxability of a transaction is determined by the reality of the transaction rather than some contrived appearance.
• G)The reporting of an item of income or expense on a tax return
• H)No income is realized until the taxpayer's invested capital is recovered.
• I)All income received is taxable unless some specific provision of the tax law allows exclusion of the item.
• J)These taxpayers are not deemed to transact at arms-length.

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Definitions:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimation of the amount of credit sales that are expected to turn into bad debts.

Bad Debts Expense

The cost associated with accounts receivable that a company is unable to collect, considered an expense on the income statement.

Note Receivable

A financial asset representing a promise to receive a specific amount of money in the future, often with interest.

Receipt

A written acknowledgment that something of value has been transferred from one party to another.