Ayres Services acquired an asset for $200 million in 2021. The asset is depreciated for financial reporting purposes over four years on a straight-line basis (no residual value). For tax purposes the asset's cost is depreciated by MACRS. The enacted tax rate is 25%. Amounts for pretax accounting income, depreciation, and taxable income in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 are as follows: ($ in millions) 2021 2022 2023 2024 $405 $425 $440 $475 Pretax accounting income Depreciation on the income statement Depreciation on the tax return 50 50 50 50 (64) (84) (30) (22) Taxable income $391 $391 $460 $503 Required: For December 31 of each year, determine (a) the cumulative temporary book-tax difference for the depreciable asset and (b) the balance to be reported in the deferred tax liability account. (Leave no cell blank, enter "O" wherever applicable. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).) Beginning of End of 2021 End of End of End of 2021 2022 2023 2024 Cumulative Temporary Difference Deferred Tax Liability
Ayres Services acquired an asset for $200 million in 2021. The asset is depreciated for financial reporting purposes over four years on a straight-line basis (no residual value). For tax purposes the asset's cost is depreciated by MACRS. The enacted tax rate is 25%. Amounts for pretax accounting income, depreciation, and taxable income in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 are as follows: ($ in millions) 2021 2022 2023 2024 $405 $425 $440 $475 Pretax accounting income Depreciation on the income statement Depreciation on the tax return 50 50 50 50 (64) (84) (30) (22) Taxable income $391 $391 $460 $503 Required: For December 31 of each year, determine (a) the cumulative temporary book-tax difference for the depreciable asset and (b) the balance to be reported in the deferred tax liability account. (Leave no cell blank, enter "O" wherever applicable. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).) Beginning of End of 2021 End of End of End of 2021 2022 2023 2024 Cumulative Temporary Difference Deferred Tax Liability
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Transcribed Image Text:Ayres Services acquired an asset for $200 million in 2021. The asset is depreciated for financial reporting purposes
over four years on a straight-line basis (no residual value). For tax purposes the asset's cost is depreciated by MACRS.
The enacted tax rate is 25%. Amounts for pretax accounting income, depreciation, and taxable income in 2021, 2022,
2023, and 2024 are as follows:
2021
$405 $425
($ in millions)
2022 2023 2024
$440
Pretax accounting income
Depreciation on the income
statement
Depreciation on the tax
return
$475
50
50
50
50
(64)
(84)
(30)
(22)
Taxable income
$391 $391
$460
$503
Required:
For December 31 of each year, determine (a) the cumulative temporary book-tax difference for the depreciable asset
and (b) the balance to be reported in the deferred tax liability account. (Leave no cell blank, enter "O" wherever
applicable. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).)
Beginning of End of
2021
End of
End of
End of
2021
2022
2023
2024
Cumulative Temporary
Difference
Deferred Tax Liability
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