Individual Income Taxes
43rd Edition
ISBN: 9780357109731
Author: Hoffman
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 4, Problem 36P
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Identify the effect of the given events on a cash basis taxpayer’s gross income for the year 2019 and 2020.
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Determine the effects of the following on a cash basis taxpayer’s gross income for 2020 and 2021:
a) On the morning of December 31, 2020, the taxpayer received a $1,500 check from a customer. The taxpayer did not cash the check until January 3, 2021.
b)The same as part (a), except that the customer asked the taxpayer not to cash the check until January 3, 2021, after the customer’s salary check could be deposited.
c) The same as part (a), except that the check was not received until after the bank had closed on December 31, 2020.
An individual taxpayer uses the cash method. Which of the following transactions results in gross income in 2020?
The taxpayer receives a dividend check on December 24, 2020 but does not cash the check until January 5, 2021.
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Stock awarded for services rendered but not vested for 2 years
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Individual Income Taxes
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