17.

To be considered alimony, the payments must meet certain conditions. Which of the following is not one of the conditions?

Question options:

Payments must stop when the recipient dies

Payments are not for child support

The two parties may not live in the same household

Payments may be in cash or property

None of the above

18. Joyce is self-employed and uses the calendar year and the accrual method of accounting. She reports the following activities for December:

	Received $10,000 from clients for services to be performed next year
	Received $30,000 for services performed in December
	Reports $15,000 in accounts receivable for work performed in December
	Received $2,000 for services performed in November

What amount must Joyce include in gross income for December?

Question options:

	$45,000
	$47,000
	$55,000
	$57,000
	None of the above