Hillary is a cash-basis calendar-year taxpayer. during the last week of december she received a letter containing a $5,000 check for services. which of the following is a true statement? a. hillary is taxed on the $5,000 of service income in the year she cashes the check. b. hillary is taxed on the $5,000 of service income in the year the check was mailed. c. hillary is taxed on the $5,000 of service income in the year she receives the check. d. hillary is taxed on the $5,000 of service income in the year she provides the services. e. none of these is true.

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?