A company has a temporary difference due to doubtful accounts (i.e., bad debt expense). For fiscal year 2012, its Income Tax Payable was $10,000 less than its Income Tax Expense. What happened to deferred taxes in 2012?   Deferred Tax Liabilities increased by $10,000 Deferred Tax Liabilities decreased by $10,000 Deferred Tax Assets increased by $10,000 Deferred Tax Assets decreased by $10,000 There was no effect on Deferred Tax Assets or Deferred Tax Liabilities   Why the answer "Deferred Tax Liabilities increased by $10,000" is wrong? What's the difference between "increase deferred tax liability" and "decrease deferred tax asset" or "increase deferred tax asset" and "decrease deferred tax liability"

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question
A company has a temporary difference due to doubtful accounts (i.e., bad debt expense). For fiscal year 2012, its Income Tax Payable was $10,000 less than its Income Tax Expense.

What happened to deferred taxes in 2012?

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities increased by $10,000

Deferred Tax Liabilities decreased by $10,000

Deferred Tax Assets increased by $10,000

Deferred Tax Assets decreased by $10,000

There was no effect on Deferred Tax Assets or Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

Why the answer "Deferred Tax Liabilities increased by $10,000" is wrong?

What's the difference between "increase deferred tax liability" and "decrease deferred tax asset" or "increase deferred tax asset" and "decrease deferred tax liability"

Thanks a lot.

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Accounting for Income Taxes
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education