LO.2 Aubry, a cash basis and calendar year taxpayer, decides to reduce his taxable income for 2012
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LO.2 Aubry, a cash basis and calendar year taxpayer, decides to reduce his taxable income for 2012 by buying $65,000 worth of supplies for his business on December 27, 2012. The supplies will be used up in 2013.
a. Can Aubry deduct the expenditure for 2012?
b. Would your answer in part
(a) change if Aubry bought the supplies because the seller was going out of business and offered a significant discount on the price?
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South Western Federal Taxation 2013 Individual Income Taxes
ISBN: 9781133189558
36th Edition
Authors: William Hoffman, James E. Smith
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