Manley operates a law practice on the accrual method and calendar year. at the beginning of the year manley's firm had an allowance for doubtful accounts with a balance of $15,000. at the end of the year, manley recorded bad debt expense of $23,000 and the balance of doubtful accounts had increased to $18,000. what is manley's deduction for bad debt expense this year?

The bad debts expense signifies the straight write off of the bad accounts which is the $20,000 along with an increase in the allowance which is an approximation of the bad accounts to be written off in the future which is the $3,000. The growth in the allowance account cannot be subtracted.

the answer is: c.that person might be arrested and deported

filling w-4 form incorrectly usually would rise suspicions from government's auditors. when they notice such mistakes, they would send their teams to investigate the situation further.

if those investigation teams believe that the incorrectness is done on purpose (with malicious intent), that person can be arrested or deported