North Inc. is a calendar-year C corporation, accrual-basis taxpayer. At the end of year 1, North accrued and deducted the following bonuses for certain employees for financial accounting purposes. $11,500 for Lisa Tanaka, a 20 percent shareholder. $10,700 for Jared Zabaski, a 35 percent shareholder. $17,800 for Helen Talanian, a 30 percent shareholder. $8,900 for Steve Nielson, a 10 percent shareholder. Unless stated otherwise, assume these shareholders are unrelated. How much of the accrued bonuses can North Inc. deduct in year 1 under the following alternative scenarios?  North paid the bonuses to the employees on March 1 of year 2.

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North Inc. is a calendar-year C corporation, accrual-basis taxpayer. At the end of year 1, North accrued and deducted the following bonuses for certain employees for financial accounting purposes.

  • $11,500 for Lisa Tanaka, a 20 percent shareholder.
  • $10,700 for Jared Zabaski, a 35 percent shareholder.
  • $17,800 for Helen Talanian, a 30 percent shareholder.
  • $8,900 for Steve Nielson, a 10 percent shareholder.

Unless stated otherwise, assume these shareholders are unrelated.

How much of the accrued bonuses can North Inc. deduct in year 1 under the following alternative scenarios? 

North paid the bonuses to the employees on March 1 of year 2.

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