Determine the amount of taxable income that should be reported by a cash-basis taxpayer in 2020 in each of the following independent cases: A taxpayer completes $450 of accounting services in December 2020 for a client who pays for the accounting work in January 2021. A taxpayer is in the business of renting computers on a short-term basis. On December 1, 2020, she rents a computer for a $160 rental fee and receives a $400 deposit. The customer returns the computer and is refunded the deposit on December 20, 2020. Same facts as (b) except that the computer is returned on January 5, 2021. On December 18, 2020, a landlord rents an apartment for $475 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. An accountant agrees to perform $345 of tax services for an auto mechanic who has agreed to perform repairs on the car of the accountants wife. The mechanic repairs the car in December 2020 and the accountant starts and completes the tax work in March 2021.
Determine the amount of taxable income that should be reported by a cash-basis taxpayer in 2020 in each of the following independent cases: a. A taxpayer completes $450 of accounting services in December 2020 for a client who pays for the accounting work in January 2021 b. A taxpayer is in the business of renting computers on a short-term basis. On December 1, 2020, she rents a computer for a $160 rental fee and receives a $400 deposit. The customer returns the computer and is refunded the deposit on December 20, 2020. c. Same facts as (b) except that the computer is returned on January 5, 2021. d. On December 18, 2020, a landlord rents an apartment for $475 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 $345 of tax services for an auto mechanic who has agreed to perform repairs on the car of the accountant's wife. The mechanic repairs the car in December 2020 and the accountant starts and completes the tax work in March 2021. Complete the question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req a to d Reqe a. A taxpayer completes $450 of accounting services in December 2020 for a client who pays for the accounting work in January 2021. b. A taxpayer is in the business of renting computers on a short-term basis. On December 1, 2020, she rents a computer for a $160 rental fee and receives a $400 deposit. The customer returns the computer and is refunded the deposit on December 20, 2020. c. Same facts as (b) except that the computer is returned on January 5, 2021. d. On December 18, 2020, a landlord rents an apartment for $475 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. Show less Taxable income a. b. c. d. Determine the amount of taxable income that should be reported by a cash-basis taxpayer in 2020 in each of the following independent cases: a. A taxpayer completes $450 of accounting services in December 2020 for a client who pays for the accounting work in January 2021 b. A taxpayer is in the business of renting computers on a short-term basis. On December 1, 2020, she rents a computer for a $160 rental fee and receives a $400 deposit. The customer returns the computer and is refunded the deposit on December 20, 2020. c. Same facts as (b) except that the computer is returned on January 5, 2021. d. On December 18, 2020, a landlord rents an apartment for $475 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 $345 of tax services for an auto mechanic who has agreed to perform repairs on the car of the accountant's wife. The mechanic repairs the car in December 2020 and the accountant starts and completes the tax work in March 2021. Complete the question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req a to d Req e An accountant agrees to perform $345 of tax services for an auto mechanic who has agreed to perform repairs on the car of the accountant's wife. The mechanic repairs the car in December 2020 and the accountant starts and completes the tax work in March 2021. Taxable income Accountant Mechanic Year 2020 2021
