Jennings Inc. reported the following pretax income (loss) and related tax rates during the years 2019–2022. Pretax Income (loss) Tax Rate 2019 $80,000 40 % 2020 (180,000) 40 % 2021 230,000 20 % 2022 100,000 20 % Pretax financial income (loss) and taxable income (loss) were the same for all years since Jennings began business. The tax rates from 2019–2022 were enacted in 2019. a. Prepare the journal entries for the years 2020–2022 to record income taxes payable (refundable), income tax expense (benefit), and the tax effects of the loss carryforward. Assume that Jennings expects to realize the benefits of any loss carryforward in the year that immediately follows the loss year. c. Prepare the portion of the income statement, starting with “Operating loss before income taxes,” for 2020. d. Prepare the portion of the income statement, starting with “Income before income taxes,” for 2021

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Jennings Inc. reported the following pretax income (loss) and related tax rates during the years 2019–2022.

   

Pretax Income (loss)

 

Tax Rate

2019   $80,000     40 %
2020   (180,000)     40 %
2021   230,000     20 %
2022   100,000     20 %


Pretax financial income (loss) and taxable income (loss) were the same for all years since Jennings began business. The tax rates from 2019–2022 were enacted in 2019.

a. Prepare the journal entries for the years 2020–2022 to record income taxes payable (refundable), income tax expense (benefit), and the tax effects of the loss carryforward. Assume that Jennings expects to realize the benefits of any loss carryforward in the year that immediately follows the loss year.

c. Prepare the portion of the income statement, starting with “Operating loss before income taxes,” for 2020.

d. Prepare the portion of the income statement, starting with “Income before income taxes,” for 2021

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