Question

Freda is a cash basis taxpayer. In 2019, she negotiated her salary for 2020. Her employer offered to pay her $21,000 per month in 2020 for a total of $252,000. Freda countered that she would accept $10,000 each month for the 12 months in 2020 and the remaining $132,000 in January 2021. The employer accepted Freda’s terms for 2020 and 2021. a. Did Freda actually or constructively receive $252,000 in 2020? b. What could explain Freda’s willingness to spread her salary over a longer period of time? c. In December 2020, after Freda had earned the right to collect the $132,000 in 2020, the employer offered $133,000 to Freda at that time, rather than $132,00

Answer 1

Answer:

A. N0

B. She may likely bargain for the payments that was reason been that she expects the payments to be in a lower marginal tax bracket in 2021

C. NO

Explanation:

a. No .Based on the information given the amount of $252,000 was NOT constructively received in the year 2020 reason been that She has the amount of $132,000 which is a deferred income amount that

is not constructively received in 2019 and the reason why the amount was not received was because been under the main contract terms she did not have the sole right to receive the income in the year 2020.

b. Freda's willingness to spread her salary over a longer period of time may be due to the fact that She may likely bargain for the payments reason been that she expects the payments to be in a lower marginal tax bracket in the year 2021

c. Based on the information given she is NOT in constructive receipt of the income in the year 2020.