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oboero2
Level 1

Question about constructive receipt?

I have a C-corporation, and I use cash basis for accounting method.
I run an ecommerce store on a small online platform(kind of like eBay), and after each online orders are complete, it will be marked as "amount payable" and the platform gives me a choice when I want to have that amount deposited to my bank account, but I must wait 5 days after my deposit request for the platform to actually initiate the deposit. So would this be still considered constructive receipt and for tax purposes, I use the date/year it was marked as "amount payable," or do I use the date/year the money was actually deposited into my bank?
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Rustler
Level 15

Question about constructive receipt?

You asked the same question here

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/other-questions/cash-basis-accounting-method-and-t...

 

the date you were paid, not the date you put the money in the bank

oboero2
Level 1

Question about constructive receipt?

Thank your for your reply.

Sorry I am still very confused, so I rephrased it with some new info.

So I would go with the date it was marked as “amount payable”?

What if the platform has the power to make some adjustments (like substracting extra shipping label costs from another order from the ”amount payable”) even after it was marked “amount payable”? So depending on the platform’s adjustments after orders are marked as “amount payable,” I could actually receive less or more money in my bank then what was originally marked as “amount payable.” Although these adjustments are usually small(usually like 1% but it adds up in the long run), I feel like the “amount payable” is a tentative amount and that I should go with the amount that was actually deposited in my bank. What do you think?

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