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INCOME

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
•Discuss sources of income.
•Classify income.
•Identify tax accounting period.
•Discuss the methods of
reporting income and
expenses.
Sources of income.
• Wages ( selling labor)
• Interest, dividends, and gains from investment
( selling capital)
• Self-employment (operating a business or selling a
good an service)
• Property Rental.
• Royalties ( rental of intellectual property)
• “Others” income such as alimony, gambling winnings
or prizes.
TYPES OF INCOME
ORDINARY
INCOME
Ordinary income encompasses earnings,
interest, regular, dividends, rental income,
distributions from pensions or retirements
accounts, and social security benefits.
CAPITAL
GAINS
•Are the gains from
selling assets that
have appreciated in
value.
TAX EXEMPT INCOME
Interest paid on certain
bonds issued by
governmental entities is
treated as a tax-excempt
income.
TAX
ACCOUNTING
PERIOD
Tax Year
• A tax year is an annual accounting period for keeping records and
reporting income an expenses.

* Calendar Year- 12 consecutive months beginning January 1


and ening December 31
* Fiscal year- 12 consecutive months ending on the last day of any
month except December.
SHORT TAX YEAR

Is a tax year of less


than 12 months
Not in excistence entire year

•Even if you a taxable entity were not in


existence for the entire year
A tax return is required for the time you
were in existence.
Changing your tax year

• Once you have adopted your tax year, you


may have to get IRS approval to change it.
To get approval, you must file Form 1128.
See the instruction for Form 1128. for
exceptions.
ACCOUNTING
METHODS
•An accounting method is a
set of rules used to
determines when and how
income and expenses are
reported on your tax return.
METHODS YOU CAN USE:
• CASH METHOD
- Income, Expenses
• ACCRUAL METHOD
- Generally report income in the year it is earned and deduct capitalized expenses in the
year incurred.
- The purpose of an accrual method of accounting is to match income and expenses in a
correct year.
• SPECIAL METHOD
- Doesn’t discuss special method of accounting for certain items of income and expenses.
• HYBRID METHOD
- Generally, you can use any combination of cash, accrual, and special methods of
accounting if the combination clearly reflects your income and you use it consistently.
CASH METHOD
ACCRUAL METHOD
SPECIAL METHOD
•Publication 225-Farmers Tax
•Publication 535- Business expenses
•Publication 537- Installment sales
•Publication 946- How to depreciate
property
THANK YOU!!!

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