cash basis
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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On a cash basis, the company paid $2.8 billion in federal income taxes last year after paying more than $7 billion in each of the prior two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
“All in, just on a cash basis, these projects are making anywhere from 8 to 15 percent,” he said.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
Because big banks and credit card companies have shunned the industry, it largely operates on a cash basis.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022
The IRS, Tax Court, and the Third, Fifth and Eighth Circuits take the position that federal income taxes paid by a cash basis corporation reduces E&P only in the year of payment.
From Forbes ● Aug. 26, 2014
An instance of virtue being rewarded on a cash basis.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford
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