Alsup Consulting sometimes performs services for which it receives payment at the conclusion of the engagement, up to six months after services commence. Alsup recognizes service revenue for financial reporting purposes when the services are performed. For tax purposes, revenue is reported when fees are collected. Service revenue, collections, and pretax accounting income for 2020–2023 are as follows:     Service Revenue Collections Pretax Accounting Income 2020 $ 660,000   $ 620,000   $ 186,000   2021   750,000     778,000     260,000   2022   710,000     702,000     228,000   2023   716,000     720,000     200,000        There are no differences between accounting income and taxable income other than the temporary difference described above. The enacted tax rate for each year is 25%.   (Hint: You will find it helpful to prepare a schedule that shows the balances in service revenue receivable at December 31, 2020–2023.)   Required: 1. to 3. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record Alsup's 2021 income taxes, 2022 income taxes and 2023 income taxes.

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Alsup Consulting sometimes performs services for which it receives payment at the conclusion of the engagement, up to six months after services commence. Alsup recognizes service revenue for financial reporting purposes when the services are performed. For tax purposes, revenue is reported when fees are collected. Service revenue, collections, and pretax accounting income for 2020–2023 are as follows:
 

  Service Revenue Collections Pretax Accounting
Income
2020 $ 660,000   $ 620,000   $ 186,000  
2021   750,000     778,000     260,000  
2022   710,000     702,000     228,000  
2023   716,000     720,000     200,000  
 

  
There are no differences between accounting income and taxable income other than the temporary difference described above. The enacted tax rate for each year is 25%.
 
(Hint: You will find it helpful to prepare a schedule that shows the balances in service revenue receivable at December 31, 2020–2023.)
 
Required:
1. to 3. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record Alsup's 2021 income taxes, 2022 income taxes and 2023 income taxes.

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