Gaffney Corporation is a wholesale distributor of auto parts and uses the cash method of accounting. The company's sales have been about $11,475,000 per year for the last few years. However, Gaffney has the opportunity to acquire an unincorporated competitor with annual sales of $12,622,500. Complete the following paragraph regarding the accounting implications of acquiring the competitor. Gaffney must consider For the year of acquisition, Gaffney and the acquired business will be treated as a single business the combined gross receipts of both businesses in determining if the average annual gross receipts for the prior three-year period exceed $ statutory threshold. Therefore, Gaffney will likely be for the year of the acquisition.