installment method

installment method
A method of accounting enabling a taxpayer to spread the recognition of gain on the sale of property over the payout period. Under this elective procedure, the seller computes the gross profit percentage from the sale (i.e., the gain divided by the selling price) and applies it to each payment received to arrive at the gain to be recognized. Effective for tax years beginning after 1987, a restriction has been placed on the use of the installment method and dealers in real estate or personal property are not permitted to use the installment method to report gains from the sale of property. I.R.C. No. 453

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