Determine the amount of taxable income that should be reported by a cash-basis taxpayer in 2014 in
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a. A taxpayer completes $500 of accounting services in December 2014 for a client who pays for the accounting work in January 2015.
b. A taxpayer is in the business of renting computers on a short-term basis. On December 1, 2014, she rents a computer for a $200 rental fee and receives a $500 deposit. The customer returns the computer and is refunded the deposit on December 20, 2014.
c. Same facts as (b) except that the computer is returned on January 5, 2015.
d. On December 18, 2014, a landlord rents an apartment for $700 per month and collects the first and last months’ rent up front. It is customary that tenants apply the security deposit to their last month’s rent upon moving out.
e. An accountant agrees to perform $500 of tax services for an auto mechanic who has agreed to perform repairs on the car of the wife of the accountant. The mechanic repairs the car in December 2014 and the accountant starts and completes the tax work in March 2015.
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Fundamentals Of Taxation 2015
ISBN: 9781259293092
8th Edition
Authors: Ana Cruz, Michael Deschamps, Frederick Niswander, Debra Prendergast, Dan Schisler, Jinhee Trone
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