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Transcribed Image Text:The taxpayer’s marginal federal and state tax rate is 25%. Which would the taxpayer prefer?
- A. $1.40 taxable income rather than $1.00 tax-exempt income.
- B. $1.00 taxable income rather than $1.25 tax-exempt income.
- C. $1.00 taxable income rather than $0.75 tax-exempt income.
- D. $1.25 taxable income rather than $1.00 tax-exempt income.

Transcribed Image Text:Under the cash receipts method, which of the following is true (mark all that apply):
- A. The cash receipts method could distort taxable income since income and expenses from the same activity may be recognized in different tax years. A taxpayer using the cash receipts method has some degree of control over when income is recognized, such as by delaying the sending of invoices to customers.
- B. Income is recognized in the year of actual or constructive receipt by the taxpayer, regardless of whether the income was earned in that year.
- C. The taxpayer need not receive cash to be required to recognize income under the cash receipts method.
- D. None of these is true.
- E. Generally, a check received is considered a cash equivalent and, upon receipt, must be recognized as income by a cash basis taxpayer.
- F. The receipt of anything with a fair market value, or a cash equivalent, is taxable under the cash receipts method.
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