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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

Major Differences Between Net Income for Accounting Purposed and for Federal Income Taxes.

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CRClarence F. Reimer

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Implication

This analysis reveals discrepancies between taxable income and accounting net income, impacting businesses' financial record-keeping.

Key Points

  • The central aim is to explore the differences between net income as defined for accounting and federal income tax purposes.
  • Review of the Sixteenth Amendment and its implications for income taxation
  • Analysis of the discrepancies between federal tax computations and generally accepted accounting principles
  • Examination of the impact of these discrepancies on business record-keeping
  • Identification of a widening gap between net income for tax and accounting purposes
  • Evidence that businesses face challenges in maintaining adequate financial records for both taxation and accounting
  • Recognition that only true net income, as per sound accounting practices, should be subject to federal tax

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Clarence F. Reimer (1948) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba43694e9516ffd37a4aa5https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-7054686
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  4. 4ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND TAXABLE INCOME.1962
  5. 5Taxable Income vs. Financial Income: How Much Uniformity Can We Stand?1969