19 Accounting for Income Taxes BRIEF EXERCISES 19
BRIEF EXERCISES
BE19-1 (L01) In 2017, Amirante Corporation had pretax financial income of $168,000 and taxable income of $120,000. The difference is due to the use of different depreciation methods for tax and accounting purposes. The effective tax rate is 40%. Compute the amount to be reported as income taxes payable at December 31, 2017.
BE19-2 (L01) Oxford Corporation began operations in 2017 and reported pretax financial income of $225,000 for the year. Oxford’s tax depreciation exceeded its book depreciation by $40,000. Oxford’s tax rate for 2017 and years thereafter is 30%. In its December 31, 2017, balance sheet, what amount of deferred tax liability should be reported?
BE19-3 (L01,2) Using the information from BE19-2, assume this is the only difference between Oxford’s pretax financial income and taxable income. Prepare the journal entry to record the income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable, and show how the deferred tax liability will be classified on the December 31, 2017, balance sheet.
BE19-4 (L01,2) At December 31, 2017, Appaloosa Corporation had a deferred tax liability of $25,000. At December 31, 2018, the deferred tax liability is $42,000. The corporation’s 2018 current tax expense is $48,000. What amount should Appaloosa report as total 2018 income tax expense?
BE19-5 (L01,2) At December 31, 2017, Suffolk Corporation had an estimated warranty liability of $105,000 for accounting purposes and $0 for tax purposes. (The warranty costs are not deductible until paid.) The effective tax rate is 40%. Compute the amount Suffolk should report as a deferred tax asset at December 31, 2017.
BE19-6 (L01,2) At December 31, 2017, Percheron Inc. had a deferred tax asset of $30,000. At December 31, 2018, the deferred tax asset is $59,000. The corporation’s 2018 current tax expense is $61,000. What amount should Percheron report as total 2018 income tax expense?
BE19-7 (L01,2) At December 31, 2017, Hillyard Corporation has a deferred tax asset of $200,000. After a careful review of all available evidence, it is determined that it is more likely than not that $60,000 of this deferred tax asset will not be realized. Prepare the necessary journal entry.
BE19-8 (L01,2) Mitchell Corporation had income before income taxes of $195,000 in 2017. Mitchell’s current income tax expense is $48,000, and deferred income tax expense is $30,000. Prepare Mitchell’s 2017 income statement, beginning with Income before income taxes.
BE19-9 (L01,2) Shetland Inc. had pretax financial income of $154,000 in 2017. Included in the computation of that amount is insurance expense of $4,000 which is not deductible for tax purposes. In addition, depreciation for tax purposes exceeds accounting depreciation by $10,000. Prepare Shetland’s journal entry to record 2017 taxes, assuming a tax rate of 45%.
BE19-10 (L01,2) Clydesdale Corporation has a cumulative temporary difference related to depreciation of $580,000 at December 31, 2017. This difference will reverse as follows: 2018, $42,000; 2019, $244,000; and 2020, $294,000. Enacted tax rates are 34% for 2018 and 2019, and 40% for 2020. Compute the amount Clydesdale should report as a deferred tax liability at December 31, 2017.
BE19-11 (L02) At December 31, 2017, Fell Corporation had a deferred tax liability of $680,000, resulting from future taxable amounts of $2,000,000 and an enacted tax rate of 34%. In May 2018, a new income tax act is signed into law that raises the tax rate to 40% for 2018 and future years. Prepare the journal entry for Fell to adjust the deferred tax liability.
BE19-12 (L03) Conlin Corporation had the following tax information.
Year Taxable Income Tax Rate Taxes Paid
2015 $300,000 35% $105,000
2016 325,000 30 97,500
2017 400,000 30 120,000
In 2018, Conlin suffered a net operating loss of $480,000, which it elected to carry back. The 2018 enacted tax rate is 29%. Prepare Conlin’s entry to record the effect of the loss carryback.
BE19-13 (L03) Rode Inc. incurred a net operating loss of $500,000 in 2017. Combined income for 2015 and 2016 was $350,000. The tax rate for all years is 40%. Rode elects the carryback option. Prepare the journal entries to record the benefits of the loss carryback and the loss carryforward. Rode expects to return to profitability in 2018.
BE19-14 (L03) Use the information for Rode Inc. given in BE19-13. Assume that it is more likely than not that the entire net operating loss carryforward will not be realized in future years. Prepare all the journal entries necessary at the end of 2017.
BE19-15 (L04) Youngman Corporation has temporary differences at December 31, 2017, that result in the following deferred taxes.
Deferred tax liability related to depreciation difference $38,000
Deferred tax asset related to warranty liability 62,000
Deferred tax liability related to revenue recognition 96,000
Deferred tax asset related to litigation accruals 27,000
Indicate how these balances would be presented in Youngman’s December 31, 2017, balance sheet.
