Exercise 16-27 (Algorithmic) (LO. 2) Gaffney Corporation is a wholesale distributor of auto parts and uses the cash method of accounting. The company's sales have been about $11,900,000 per year for the last few years. However, Gaffney has the opportunity to acquire an unincorporated competitor with annual sales of $13,090,000. Complete the following paragraph regarding the accounting implications of acquiring the competitor. For the year of acquisition, Gaffney and the acquired business will be treated as a single business . Gaffney must consider the combined gross receipts of both businesses in determining if the average annual gross receipts for the prior three-year period exceed $ 24,990,000 x statutory threshold. Therefore, Gaffney will likely be able to continue using the cash method for the year of the acquisition. Feedback Check My Work Section 446 requires the taxpayer to compute taxable income using the method of accounting regularly employed in keeping his or her books, provided the method clearly reflects income. However, certain taxpayers are required to use the accrual method of accounting