Nicoles business uses the accrual method of accounting and accounts for inventory with specific identification. In year
Question:
Nicole’s business uses the accrual method of accounting and accounts for inventory with specific identification. In year 0, Nicole received a $4,500 payment with an order for inventory to be delivered to the client early next year. Nicole has the inventory ready for delivery at the end of year 0 (she purchased the inventory in year 0 for $2,300).
a) When does Nicole recognize the $2,200 of gross profit ($4,500 revenue minus
$2,300 cost of the inventory) if she uses the full-inclusion method?
b) When does Nicole recognize the $2,200 of gross profit from the inventory sale if she uses the deferral method?
c) How would Nicole account for the inventory-related transactions if she uses the cash method of accounting and her annual sales are usually less than
$100,000?
d) How would Nicole account for the inventory-related transactions if she uses the cash method of accounting and her annual sales are usually over
$2,000,000 per year?
Step by Step Answer:
McGraw-Hill's Taxation Of Individuals
ISBN: 9781259729027
2017 Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver