Fundamentals of Taxation 2011 4th Edition by Ana Cruz, Debra Prendergast, Dan Schisler, Michael Deschamps

Exercise 7

Determine the amount of taxable income that should be reported by a cash-basis taxpayer in 2010 in each of the following independent cases:
a. A taxpayer completes $500 of accounting services in December 2010 for a client who pays for the accounting work in January 2011.
b. A taxpayer is in the business of renting computers on a short-term basis. On December 1, 2010, she rents a computer for a $200 rental fee and receives a $500 deposit. The customer returns the computer and is refunded the deposit on December 20, 2010.
c. Same facts as (b) except that the computer is returned on January 5, 2011.
d. On December 18, 2010, a landlord rents an apartment for $700 per month and collects the first and last months' rent up front. It is customary that tenants apply the security deposit to their last month's rent upon moving out.
e. An accountant agrees to perform $500 of tax services for an auto mechanic who has agreed to perform repairs on the car of the wife of the accountant. The mechanic repairs the car in December 2010 and the accountant starts and completes the tax work in March 2011.