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COMPANIES THAT FAIL THE $1 MILLION AVERAGE revenue test are not affected by the revenue procedure. For them, determining whether to use the cash or accrual method hinges on two issues: the material income-producing factor test and their type of entity. COMPANIES SELLING MERCHANDISE GENERALLY must use the accrual method to account for purchases and sales.
Accrual accounting is the opposite of cash accounting, which recognizes economic events only when cash is exchanged. The accrual method is more common than the cash method, and the IRS often requires companies to use accruals when they have more than a certain level of revenues or carry inventory.