Safe Harbor Is a Term Used to Describe a Provision

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Safe harbor is a term used to describe a provision in the Internal Revenue Code that protects taxpayers from penalty under certain situations.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (materials, labor, and variable overhead) in product costs and treats fixed overhead as a period expense.

Opening Stock

The value of inventory that a company has on hand at the beginning of an accounting period.

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as materials and labor.

Fixed Overheads

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales activity, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.