Under the cash method of accounting, all of the following are true with the exception of:
◦ Fixed assets are always expensed as the taxpayer pays for the assets.
◦ Gross income includes the value of property received.
◦ To some extent, a taxpayer may control the year in which an expense is deductible by choosing when to make the payment.
◦ Income is reported in the tax year in which payments are actually or constructively received.