Jethro Company, an accrual basis taxpayer, had a $10,000 overdue account payable to a major supplier. The supplier agreed to settle the account for $9,000 cash from Jethro. Which of the following statements is true? A. Jethro recognizes $1,000 income because of the settlement.
B. Jethro recognizes no income because of the settlement.
C. Jethro can deduct the $9,000 payment.
D. Jethro can deduct a $1,000 bad debt expense.

Sue peters is the controller at vroom, a car dealership. dale miller recently has been hired as the bookkeeper. dale wanted to attend a class in excel spreadsheets, so sue temporarily took over dale's duties, including overseeing a fund used for gas purchases before test drives. sue found a shortage in the fund and confronted dale when he returned to work. dale admitted that he occasionally uses the fund to pay for his own gas. sue estimated the shortage at $450. what should sue do?