2. Arnold Industries has pretax accounting income of $56 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The tax rate is 25%. The only difference between accounting income and taxable income relates to an operating lease in which Arnold is the lessee. The inception of the lease was December 28, 2024. An $32 million advance rent payment at the inception of the lease is tax-deductible in 2024 but, for financial reporting purposes, represents prepaid rent expense to be recognized equally over the four-year lease term. Required: Complete the following table given below and prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Arnold’s income taxes for 2024. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Arnold’s income taxes for 2025. Pretax accounting income was $80 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. Assume a new tax law is enacted in 2025 that causes the tax rate to change from 25% to 15% beginning in 2026. Complete the following table given below and prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Arnold’s income taxes for 2025.

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2. Arnold Industries has pretax accounting income of $56 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The tax rate is 25%. The only difference between accounting income and taxable income relates to an operating lease in which Arnold is the lessee. The inception of the lease was December 28, 2024. An $32 million advance rent payment at the inception of the lease is tax-deductible in 2024 but, for financial reporting purposes, represents prepaid rent expense to be recognized equally over the four-year lease term.

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  1. Complete the following table given below and prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Arnold’s income taxes for 2024.
  2. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Arnold’s income taxes for 2025. Pretax accounting income was $80 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.
  3. Assume a new tax law is enacted in 2025 that causes the tax rate to change from 25% to 15% beginning in 2026. Complete the following table given below and prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Arnold’s income taxes for 2025.

 

  • Required 1 Calculation
  ($ in million)   Tax Rate %   Tax Recorded as 
Pretax accounting income $56.0          
Rent costs reversing in:            
2025 ? x ? =    
2026 ? x ? =    
2027 ? x ? =    
2028 ? x ? =    
Total deferred tax amount         $ 0.0 ?
Income taxable in current year $ 56.0 x ? =   ?

 

  • Required 1 GJ

Record the income taxes for 2024

Transaction                   General Journal Debit Credit
1      
       
       
       
       

 

  • Required 2

Record 2025 Income taxes

Transaction                   General Journal Debit Credit
1      
       
       
       
       

 

 

  • Required 3 Calculation
  ($ in millions)   Tax Rate %   Tax $ Recorded as:
Temporary Difference - Beginning of Year   x ? = $0.0 ?
Temporary Difference - End of Year   x ?   $0.0 ?
Change in Deferred Tax account         ? ?
Income taxable in current year   x ? =   ?

 

  • Required 3 GJ

Record the income taxes for 2025

Transaction                   General Journal Debit Credit
1      
       
       
       
       

 

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