Question

North Inc. is a calendar-year C corporation, accrual-basis taxpayer. At the end of year 1, North accrued and deducted the following bonuses for certain employees for financial accounting purposes. $7,500 for Lisa Tanaka, a 30 percent shareholder. $10,000 for Jared Zabaski, a 35 percent shareholder. $12,500 for Helen Talanian, a 20 percent shareholder. $5,000 for Steve Nielson, a 0 percent shareholder. Unless stated otherwise, assume these shareholders are unrelated. How much of the accrued bonuses can North Inc. deduct in year 1 under the following alternative scenarios? (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Input all amounts as positive values.) a. North paid the bonuses to the employees on March 1 of year 2.

Answer 1

Answer:

North can deduct $35,000 for the accrued bonuses ($7,500 + $10,000 + $12,500 + $5,000)

Explanation:

The corporation has until the middle of March to deduct any bonuses handed out that correspond to past performance. After this 2¹/₂ month period is over, the bonuses must be deducted during the next accounting period.