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Term: GROSS RECEIPTS
Definition: Gross receipts refer to the total amount of money or other forms of payment received by a business for goods sold or services provided in a year, before any deductions are made. This means that it is the total amount of money a business earns from its customers.
Tax: Gross receipts are important for tax purposes because they are used to calculate a business's taxable income. The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provide guidelines for determining gross receipts.
Gross Receipts
Gross receipts refer to the total amount of money or other forms of payment received by a business for goods sold or services rendered in a year, before any deductions are made.
These examples illustrate how gross receipts are calculated by adding up all the money received by a business for their products or services, without taking into account any expenses or deductions.