Salaried employees normally have part of their paychecks withheld for taxes. However, many U.S. taxpayers, such as the self-employed, must make lump sum installment payments of some or all of their ...

There are two main types of business accounting methods: cash and accrual. In general, small-business owners have the option to choose which one to use. Both methods function to keep track of income ...

The general tax rules for income recognition under an accrual method of accounting were changed in the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97, which added new Secs. 451(b) and (c).