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Returning Member
posted Oct 29, 2019 9:54:38 PM

Client got invoiced before the year end, but paid in the new year, how to handle that?

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New Member
Oct 29, 2019 9:54:39 PM

You will include that income in the 2015 tax return.  The fact that the client delayed paying you just means it appeared on the books as a receivable, and the receivable was paid in 2016.

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New Member
Oct 29, 2019 9:54:39 PM

You will include that income in the 2015 tax return.  The fact that the client delayed paying you just means it appeared on the books as a receivable, and the receivable was paid in 2016.

Returning Member
Oct 29, 2019 9:54:40 PM

Do I have to declare it again in 2016?

New Member
Oct 29, 2019 9:54:42 PM

No you won't have to declare it again in 2016.

Returning Member
Oct 29, 2019 9:54:43 PM

Awesome! Thanks 🙂