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Tax Accounting For Your Business
By Uma A Ilango
In the United States, the method of for finances in order to report taxes properly is called tax accounting. There are laws that govern taxes, and these laws provide principles to report taxes by in a very comprehensive manner. These principles are set apart from the typical principles put into place by the FASB called the Generally Accepted Principles (GAAP). Many countries outside of the US lack a thorough system for tax accounting.
When it comes to applying the rules of tax accounting, the Internal Revenue Code illustrates the rules necessary for those tax procedures. Consistency in the application of these tax principles is key and is outlined in section 446(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The person responsible for paying taxes must use the proper method of tax that applies to their method of finances.
If it is discovered that the previous method used for taxes is not the best method that a taxpayer should
be using, a taxpayer can change the method of tax by asking the Secretary of Treasury for consent. A taxpayer must have 2 consecutive years of filing tax returns under that method in order to change to another method or change back to the previous method used.
Some changes require an approval letter from the Secretary of Treasury while other changes require a simple form to be filled out and sent in to the Secretary of Treasury for automatic changes. The Internal Revenue Code that discusses changing the method of tax as well as applicable procedures to complete that process is covered under section 446(e).
Penalties can be incurred if the proper method of tax is not used or if requests to change the method have not been done properly according to the correct Internal Revenue Code section, which is section 446(f). Avoiding penalties and fees is easy if guidelines are followed and the appropriate methods of changing tax methods are frequently used.
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