Trip Garage, Inc. (459 Ellis Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17111), is an accrual basis taxpayer that repairs automobiles.
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Trip Garage, Inc. (459 Ellis Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17111), is an accrual basis taxpayer that repairs automobiles. In late December 2022, the company repaired Samuel Mosley’s car and charged him $1,000. Samuel did not think the problem had been fixed and refused to pay; as a result, Trip refused to release the automobile. In early January 2023, Trip made a few adjustments and convinced Samuel that the automobile was working properly. At that time, Samuel agreed to pay only $900 because he did not have the use of the car for a week. Trip said “fine,” accepted the $900, and released the automobile to Samuel. An IRS agent thinks Trip, as an accrual basis taxpayer, should report $1,000 of income in 2022, when the work was done, and then deduct a $100 loss in 2023. Prepare a memo to Susan Apple, the treasurer of Trip, with the recommended treatment for the disputed income.
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South Western Federal Taxation 2023 Comprehensive Volume
ISBN: 9780357719688
46th Edition
Authors: Annette Nellen, Andrew D. Cuccia, Mark Persellin, James C. Young