McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Exercise 66

{Research}Ashlee, Hiroki, Kate, and Albee LLC each own a 25 percent interest in Tally Industries LLC, which generates annual gross receipts of over $10 million.Ashlee, Hiroki, and Kate manage the business, but Albee LLC is a nonmanaging member.Although Tally Industries has historically been profitable, for the last three years losses have been allocated to the members.Given these facts, the members want to know whether Tally Industries can use the cash method of accounting.Why or why not? { Hint: See § 448(b)(3)}