In September of year 1, Jašon agrééd tó à čóntrăct in which he agreed to redo the floors in an office building and be paid $15,000 for the job. The owner of the office building gave Jason the first $5,000 payment toward the contract on the day the contract was signed. Jason started and completed the work in November of year 1. Upon completion of the project, Jason's bookkeeper mailed an invoice to the building owner for the balance owed, with a due date of February 15th of year 2. Jason received payment in full from the building owner in January of year 2. Jason uses the accrual basis method of accounting for both financial and tax reporting purposes. Which amounts should Jason report as income from this job when filing taxes in year 1 and year 2?

In September of year 1, Jašon agrééd tó à čóntrăct in which he agreed to redo the floors in an office building and be paid $15,000 for the job. The owner of the office building gave Jason the first $5,000 payment toward the contract on the day the contract was signed. Jason started and completed the work in November of year 1. Upon completion of the project, Jason's bookkeeper mailed an invoice to the building owner for the balance owed, with a due date of February 15th of year 2. Jason received payment in full from the building owner in January of year 2. Jason uses the accrual basis method of accounting for both financial and tax reporting purposes. Which amounts should Jason report as income from this job when filing taxes in year 1 and year 2?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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