Income Tax Due Dates 2008

Question: If I received a tenant’s January 2009 monthly payment on 12/31/2008. Is that income for 2008 or 2009?
Does rent payment received for tax reasons go by the month that it is due (January 2009) or the date that the rent was received (12/31/08)? The contract is for rents to be due on the 1st of the month.
Answer: It depends on your accounting method. If you use cash accounting and you deposit the check 12/31, it’s 2008. If you use cash accounting and deposit it 1/1, it’s 2009. If you use accrual accounting, it’s 2008.
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