Question

Perle, a dentist, billed Wood $600 for dental services. Wood paid Perle $200 cash and built a bookcase for Perle's office in full settlement of the bill. Wood sells comparable bookcases for $350. What amount should Perle include in taxable income as a result of this transaction?

Answer 1

Answer: $550

Explanation:

Taxable income could simply be explained as the total income made or received.

Cash received by Perle = $200

Worth of Bookcase received by Perle as part of the settlement amount = $350

Therefore, Total amount received by Perle = $350 +$200 = $550

Total income received by Perle for dental service rendered = $550

The total amount to be included in taxable income is $550.

$600 was the charged amount, but only $550 was received for the service rendered.