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- 1. Assume that Zeta Corporation has been quite profitable in past periods and expects to continue that pattern in the future. Record a
journal entry to recognize tax expense, tax payable, and deferred tax for 2019. - 2. Assume that there is substantial doubt about whether Zeta Corporation will be profitable in future periods. As a result, the company believes that one-half of the future deduction for legal costs will not be realized. Record a journal entry to recognize tax expense, tax payable, and deferred tax for the year.
- 3. Next Level Explain what circumstances require that a valuation allowance account should be utilized when deferred tax is recognized. How should that account be presented on the financial statements?
- 4. Prepare your answer to Requirement 2 assuming that Zeta prepares financial statements according to IFRS.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
- Prior to and during 2019, Shadrach Company reported tax depreciation at an amount higher than the amount of financial depreciation, resulting in a book value of the depreciable assets of 24,500 for financial reporting purposes and of 20,000 for tax purposes at the end of 2019. In addition, Shadrach recognized a 3,500 estimated liability for legal expenses in the financial statements during 2019; it expects to pay this liability (and deduct it for tax purposes) in 2023. The current tax rate is 30%, no change in the tax rate has been enacted, and the company expects to be profitable in future years. What is the amount of the net deferred tax liability at the end of 2019? a. 300 b. 450 c. 1,050 d. 1,350arrow_forwardIronwood Corporation has ordinary taxable income of $65,000 in 2019, and a short-term capital loss of $15,000. What is the corporation's tax liability for 2019? $7,500 $5,250 $10,500 $13,650 None of the abovearrow_forwardDuck, an accrual basis corporation, sponsored a rock concert on December 29, 2019. Gross receipts were 300,000. The following expenses were incurred and paid as indicated: Because the coliseum was not scheduled to be used again until January 15, the company with which Duck had contracted did not perform the cleanup until January 810, 2020. a. Calculate Ducks net income from the concert for tax purposes for 2019. b. Using the present value tables in Appendix H, what is the true cost to Duck if it had to defer the 100,000 deduction for the performers until 2020? Assume a 5% discount rate and a 21% marginal tax rate in 2019 and 2020.arrow_forward
- During 2020 Chua Company became involved in a tax dispute with the BIR. At December 31, 2020, Chua’s tax advisor believed that an unfavorable outcome was probable and a reasonable estimate of additional taxes was 500,000. After the 2020 financial statements were issued, Chua received and accepted a BIR settlement offer of P550,000. What amount of accrued liability would Chua have reported in its December 31, 2020 balance sheet? Group of answer choices 0 500,000 650,000 550,000arrow_forwardDuring 2020, ABC Company became involved in a tax dispute with the BIR. At December 31, 2020, ABC's tax advisor believed that an unfavourable outcome was probable and a reasonable estimate of additional taxes was P5,250,000. Before the 2020 financial statements were issued, ABC received and accepted a BIR settlement of P5,500,000. What amount of accrued liability would ABC have reported on its December 31, 2020 balance sheet?arrow_forwardABC is a large company in Oman earned net profit of RO 360,000 in the tax year 2019. The company incurred a heavy loss of (OMR 240,000) in the year 2011. These losses were not carried forward and set-off from the succeeding years income and the company does not have any other adjustments during the year 2019. The taxable income of the company for the year 2019 will be: a. RO 120,000 b. RO 360,000 c. (RO 120,000) d. RO 240,000arrow_forward
- Assume that Peridot operates in an industry for which NOL carryback is allowed. In its first four years of operations Peridot reported the following operating income (loss) amounts: 2018 $ 176,000 2019 126,000 2020 (438,000 ) 2021 476,000 There were no other items affecting deferred income taxes in any year. In 2020, Peridot elected to carry back its operating loss. The enacted income tax rate was 25%. In its 2021 income statement, what amount should Peridot report as income tax expense?arrow_forwardTeri Hatcher Inc., in its first year of operations, has the following differences between the book basis and tax basis of its assets and liabilities at the end of 2019. Book Basis Tax Basis Equipment (net) $400,000 $340,000 Estimated warranty liability $200,000 $00–0–0 It is estimated that the warranty liability will be settled in 2020. The difference in equipment (net) will result in taxable amounts of $20,000 in 2020, $30,000 in 2021, and $10,000 in 2022. The company has taxable income of $520,000 in 2019. As of the beginning of 2019, the enacted tax rate is 34% for 2019–2021, and 30% for 2022. Hatcher expects to report taxable income through 2022. Instructions a. Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2019. b. Indicate how deferred income taxes will be reported on the balance sheet at the end of 2019.arrow_forwardIn 2020, Compton Ltd (Compton) incurred a loss of $1,260,000 for tax purposes, when the tax rate was 30%. Because the company had no prior taxable profit, it carried the entire loss forward. Considering the size of the tax loss, Compton management expected to recover only three-quarters of the tax loss by applying the tax loss to future taxable profit. On 1 January 2021, the income tax rate increased from 30% to 32%. In 2022, it expects that the reminder of the tax loss created in 2020 can fully recover by future taxable profits. Compton has a year end of 31 December. Required: Which of the following statement is considered not true in accordance with HKAS 12 ‘Income Taxes’? A. Deferred tax assets should be adjusted upward to $94,500 in 2022 B. Deferred tax assets and liabilities as at start of 2021 should be adjusted upward C. Deferred tax assets in January 2021 should be increased by $18,900 D. 75% of the tax loss in 2020 will be recognized as deferred…arrow_forward
- In 2021, Crane Company accrued, for financial statement reporting, estimated losses on disposal of unused plant facilities of $3710000. The facilities were sold in March 2022 and a $3710000 loss was recognized for tax purposes. Also in 2021, Crane paid $163200 in premiums for a two-year life insurance policy in which the company was the beneficiary. Assuming that the enacted tax rate is 20% in both 2021 and 2022, and that Crane paid $1280000 in income taxes in 2021, the amount reported as net deferred income taxes on Crane's balance sheet at December 31, 2021, should be a $371000 liability. $742000 asset. $1116800 asset. $371000 asset.arrow_forwardAssume that Theodore Enterprises operates in an industry for which NOL carryback is allowed. Theodore Enterprises had the following pretax income (loss) over its first three years of operations: 2019 $ 430,000 2020 (970,000 ) 2021 1,360,000 For each year there were no deferred income taxes and the tax rate was 25%. In its 2020 tax return, Theodore elected a net operating loss carryback. No valuation account was deemed necessary for the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020. What was Theodore's income tax expense for 2021?arrow_forwardSHM Corporation establishes a P90million liability at the end of 2019 for the estimated litigation settlement for manufacturing defects. All related costs will be paid and deducted on the tax return in 2020. Also at the end of 2019, the Company has P50million of temporary differences due to excess depreciation for tax purposes, P7million will reverse in 2020. The enacted tax rate for all years is 40% and the Company pays taxes of P64million on P160million of taxable income in 2019. SHM expects to have taxable income in 2020. Instructions:(a) Determine the deferred taxes to be reported at the end of 2019(b) Indicate how the deferred taxes computed in (a) are to be reported in the balance sheet.(c) Assuming that the only deferred tax account at the beginning of 2012 was a deferred tax liability of P10,000,000, draft the income tax expense portion of the income statement for 2019 beginning with the line “Income before income taxes.arrow_forward
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