From a Tax Perspective, Which Entity Choice Is Preferred When

question 4

Multiple Choice

From a tax perspective, which entity choice is preferred when a liquidating distribution occurs and the entity has appreciated assets?

• A) Partnership
• B) S corporation
• C) LLC
• D)Partnership and LLC
• E)S corporation and LLC

Understand how to initially record deferrals and their subsequent adjustment.

Know the effects of adjusting entries on pretax income and net income.

Grasp the concept of accruals and their impact on financial statements.

Differentiate between transactions that create and do not create deferrals.

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Definitions:

Accrued Salaries

Salaries that have been earned by employees but have not yet been paid by the employer, recognized as a liability on the balance sheet.

Journal Entry

A record in the books of accounts that documents a business transaction in terms of debits and credits.

Adjusting Entries

Fiscal period closing entries in accounts to properly assign incomes and expenditures to the interval in which they factually took place.

Prepaid Insurance

An asset account that represents insurance premiums paid in advance, covering future periods.