| John, a cash method taxpayer, received advance commissions in 2019 for work he will be doing in each of the three following years. In what year(s) must he include the commissions in his income for tax purposes: |
Answer : John has to report the entire commission received in advance as income for the year 2019.
This is because, when the tax is paid on cash method the income is reported in the year of receipt and not in the year in which it is earned. Similarly the expenses also deducted in the year of payment rather than in the year in which they are incurred. So under cash method of tax payment, the income received in advance for the services to be rendered in future will be reported in the year of receipt. As a result, John has to report the total commissions received in 2019 as income for 2019.
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