Brad operates a hardware store. He maintains the books using the cash method. At the end of the year, his accountant computes his accrual basis income that is used on his tax return.For 2018, Brad had cash receipts of $2,200,000, which included $750,000 collected on accounts receivable from 2017 sales. At the end of 2018, he had $910,000 in accounts receivable from customers, all from 2018 sales. Brad paid cash for all of the purchases. The total amount he paid for merchandise in 2018 was $1,100,000. At the end of 2017, he had merchandise on hand with a cost of $165,000. At the end of 2018, the cost of merchandise on hand was $140,000.Brad's accrual basis gross receipts for 2018 are $.The cost of goods sold for 2018 under the accrual method is $.The gross profit from merchandise sales for 2018 under the accrual basis is $.

Joy incurs the following expenses in her business. When can she deduct the expenses if she uses the accrual method of accounting? the cash method? a. Joy rents an office building for 750 a month. Because of a cash flow problem, she is unable to pay the rent for November and December 2019. On January 5, 2019, Joy pays the 2,250 rent due for November, December, and January. b. Joy borrows 60,000 on a 1-year note on October 1, 2019. To get the loan, she has to prepay 6,200 in interest. c. Joy owes employees accrued wages totaling 20,000 as of December 31, 2019. The accrued wages are paid in the regular payroll on January 5, 2020. d. Joy purchases 2,400 worth of supplies from a local vendor. The supplies are delivered on January 29, 2019. They are fully used up on December 30, 2019. Because of unusual circumstances, a bill for the supplies arrives from the vendor on January 10, 2020, and is promptly paid. e. While at a trade convention, Joy purchases some pens and paperweights to send out as holiday gifts to her clients. She charges the 700 cost to her credit card in December 2019. She pays the credit card bill in January 2020.

Troy, a cash basis taxpayer, is employed by Eagle Corporation, also a cash basis taxpayer. Tray is a full-time employee of the corporation and receives a salary of 60,000 per year. He also receives a bonus equal to 10% of all collections from diems he serviced during the year. Determine the tax consequences of the following events to the corporation and to Troy: a. On December 31, 2019, Troy was visiting a customer. The customer gave Troy a 10,000 check payable to the corporation for appraisal services Troy performed during 2019. Troy did not deliver the check to the corporation until January 2020. b. The facts are the same as in part (a), except that the corporation is an accrual basis taxpayer and Troy deposited the check on December 31, but the bank did not add the deposit to the corporations account until January 2020. c. The facts are the same as in part (a), except that the customer told Troy to hold the check until January 2020 when the customer could make a bank deposit that would cover the check.

Soong, single and age 32, had the following items for the tax year 2019: Salary of 30,000. Interest income from U.S. government bonds of 2,000. Dividends from a foreign corporation of 500. Sale of small business 1244 stock on October 20, 2019, for 20,000. The stock had been acquired two years earlier for 65,000. Business bad debt of 4,000. Nonbusiness bad debt of 5,000. Sale of small business 1244 stock on November 12, 2019, for 4,000. The stock had been acquired on June 5, 2019, for 800. Sale of preferred stock on December 4, 2019, for 40,000. The stock was acquired four years ago for 18,000. Total itemized deductions of 25,000 (no casualty or theft). a. Determine Soong's NOL for 2019- b. Assuming that Soong had taxable income for each of the last five years, deter mine to which years the 2019 NOL should be applied.