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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Specifically answer 2 only

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Eunics Case
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Deferred tax
assets; valuation
allowances;
financial
statement effects
-L016-3,
L016-4, LO16-
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3:59 PM
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The date is January 10, 2023, and Maryton Hotels' CFO
George Smith is looking with dismay at his company's
financial performance during 2022. Already facing stiff
competition from other hotel chains as well as Airbnb,
Maryton had run an operating loss in 2020 and 2021 and
had responded by engaging in a broad effort to refresh
hotel décor and update wi-fi and other infrastructure. That
effort concluded in late 2021 and seemed to be showing
success in early 2022. However, a variant of the COVID-
19 virus reached pandemic status in mid-2022, and
business and leisure travel fell off considerably.
Occupancy rates at Maryton properties plunged, producing
a $10 million pre-tax net operating loss for 2022. Maryton's
CEO has asked that George "work some of his accounting
magic" to "put a positive spin on things" and minimize
Maryton's net loss, hoping to calm concerns being voiced
by investors and lenders.
Required:
1. Assume Maryton has a 25% tax rate. Prepare a journal
entry that records the tax effects of its NOL, assuming that
no valuation allowance is necessary and that the CARES
Act does not apply. Calculate Maryton's net income or net
loss under that scenario.
2. Repeat requirement 1, but now assume that a valuation
allowance is necessary that completely offsets any new
deferred tax asset that Maryton is adding as a result of its
NOL carryforward.
3. Consider your answers to requirements 1 and 2. What
"accounting magic" might Smith work to minimize
Maryton's net loss?
4. Does Smith face an ethical dilemma? If Smith choc
"put a positive spin on things" and minimize Maryton
loss, who could benefit, and who could be injured?
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