Question

Your client, a start-up accrual basis taxpayer, has asked you to prepare its initial tax return. When examining its financial statements and audit work papers, you notice employee benefit accruals such as vacation and sick leave payables within the audit work papers. This means there was an accompanying expense on the income statement. How would you treat these expenses on the tax return? Multiple Choice A) Deduct them in full without any limitation B) Deduct only the amount estimated to be incurred within 8 ½ months after year end. C) Deduct only the amount estimated to be incurred within 12 months after year end. D) None of the above

Answer 1

A. Deduct them in full without any limitation.

Explanation~ Vacation: Full time workers are entitled to a minimum of 4 weeks of paid annual leave for every 12 months of continuous service.

Sick leave: Full time workers are entitled to 10 days of paid sick leave per year.

If you account for your accessible income on an accrual basis, you include all income earned for work irrespective of its payment received during the income year.

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