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Monday, March 21, 2016

At December 31, DePaul Corporation had a $16 million balance in its deferred tax asset account and a $68 million balance in its deferred tax liability account

E16-24 (Balance Sheet Classification)

At December 31, DePaul Corporation had a $16 million balance in its deferred tax asset account and a $68 million balance in its deferred tax liability account. The balances were due to the following cumulative temporary differences:

1. Estimated warranty expense, $15 million: expense recorded in the year of the sale; tax-deductible when paid (one-year warranty).
2. Depreciation expense, $120 million: straight-line in the income statement; MACRS on the tax return.
3. Income from installment sales of properties, $50 million: income recorded in the year of the sale; taxable when received equally over the next five years.
4. Bad debt expense, $25 million: allowance method for accounting; direct write-off for tax purposes.

Required:
Show how any deferred tax amounts should be classified and reported in the December 31 balance sheet. The tax rate is 40%.

Click here for the solution: At December 31, DePaul Corporation had a $16 million balance in its deferred tax asset account and a $68 million balance in its deferred tax liability account

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Bandung Corporation began 2008 with $92,000 balance in Deferred Tax Liability account

E19-3 (One Temporary difference, Future Taxable Amounts, One Rate, No Beginning Deferred Taxes) Bandung Corporation began 2008 with $92,000 balance in Deferred Tax Liability account. At the end of 2008, the related cumulative difference amounts to $350,000 and it will reverse evenly over the next 2 years. Pretax accounting income for 2008 is $525,000, the tax rate for all years is 40% and taxable income for 2008 is $405,000.

Instructions
a.) Compute income taxes payable for 2008
b.) Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2008.
c.) Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2008 beginning with the line "Income before income taxes"

Click here for the solution: Bandung Corporation began 2008 with $92,000 balance in Deferred Tax Liability account

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Hy and Lowe is a public firm that offers two primary services, auditing and tax return preparation

ACC 560 Week 3 Assignment

P4-5A Hy and Lowe is a public firm that offers two primary services, auditing and tax return preparation. A controversy has developed between the partners of the two service lines as to who is contributing the greater amount to the bottom line. The area of contention is the assignment of overhead. The tax partners argue for assigning overhead on the basis of 40% of direct labor dollars, while the audit partners argue for implementing activity-based costing. The partners agree to use next year's budgeted data for purposes of analysis and comparison. The following overhead data are collected to develop the comparison.

Activity Cost Pool Cost Driver Estimated Overhead Expected Use of Cost Drivers Expected Use of Cost Drivers per Service Audit Tax
Employee training Direct labor dollars $216,000 $1,800,000 $1,000,000 $800,000
Typing and secretarial Number of reports/forms 76,200 2,500 600 1,900
Computing Number of minutes 204,000 60,000 25,000 35,000
Facility rental Number of employees 142,500 40 22 18
Travel Per expense reports 81,300 Direct 56,000 25,300 $720,000

Instructions:
a. Using traditional product costing as proposed by the tax partners, compute the total overhead cost assigned to both services (audit and tax) of Hy and Lowe.
b. 1. Using activity-based costing, prepare a schedule showing the computations of the activity-based overhead rates (per cost driver).
2. Prepare a schedule assigning each activity's overhead cost pool to each service based on the use of the cost drivers.
c. Classify each of the activities as a value-added activity or a non-value added activity.
d. Comment on the comparative overhead cost for the two services under both traditional costing and ABC.

Click here for the solution: Hy and Lowe is a public firm that offers two primary services, auditing and tax return preparation

Friday, September 11, 2015

Which of the following would never require reporting deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following would never require reporting deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities? (Points : 1)

2. Which of the following statements typifies defined contribution plans? (Points : 1)

3. Which of the following causes a temporary difference between taxable and pretax accounting income? (Points : 1)

4. Consider the following:
A. I present value of vested benefits at present pay levels
B. II present value of nonvested benefits at present pay levels
C. III present value of additional benefits related to projected pay increases

Which of the above constitutes the accumulated benefit obligation? (Points : 1)

5. Of the following temporary differences, which one ordinarily creates a deferred tax asset? (Points : 1)

6. The annual pension expense for what type of pension plan(s) is recorded by a journal entry that includes a debit to pension expense and a credit to the pension asset or pension liability? (Points : 1)

7. The postretirement benefit obligation is the: (Points : 1)

8. When the service method is used for amortizing prior service costs, the amount recognized each year is (Points : 1)

9. The result of interperiod tax allocation is that: (Points : 1)

10. Which of the following statements is true regarding SFAS 109 and its use of the asset and liability approach? (Points : 1)


Click here for the solution: Which of the following would never require reporting deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities?

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

A U.S. manufacturer wants to conduct business through a foreign subsidiary organized in a low tax jurisdiction

A U.S. manufacturer wants to conduct business through a foreign subsidiary organized in a low tax jurisdiction. How might it do so without being currently taxed on the subsidiary’s foreign earnings?


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Sunday, September 6, 2015

Arnie, a U.S. citizen who uses the calendar year as his tax year and the cash method of accounting, operates a sole proprietorship in Country Z

C:16-39 Translation of Foreign Tax Payments.

Arnie, a U.S. citizen who uses the calendar year as his tax year and the cash method of accounting, operates a sole proprietorship in Country Z. In Year 1, he reports 500,000 doubles of pretax profits. On June 1 of Year 2, he pays Country Z income taxes of 150,000 doubles for calendar Year 1. Double-U.S. dollar exchange rates on various dates in Year 1 and Year 2 are as follows:

December 31, Year 1 4.00 doubles $1 (U.S.)
Year 1 average 3.75 doubles $1 (U.S.)
June 1, Year 2 4.25 doubles $1 (U.S.)

a. What is the U.S. dollar amount of Arnie’s foreign tax credit? In what year can Arnie claim the credit?
b. How would your answer to Part a change if Arnie elected to accrue his foreign income taxes on December 31 of Year 1, and filed his Year 1 U.S. income tax return on April 15 of Year 2?
c. What adjustment to the credit claimed in Part b would Arnie have to make when he pays his Country Z taxes on June 1 of Year 2?


Click here for the solution: Arnie, a U.S. citizen who uses the calendar year as his tax year and the cash method of accounting, operates a sole proprietorship in Country Z

What advantages does a cash method taxpayer gain by electing to accrue foreign taxes for foreign tax credit purposes?

C:16-8 What advantages does a cash method taxpayer gain by electing to accrue foreign taxes for foreign tax credit purposes?


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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

During the 2010 tax year, Irma incurred the following expenses

During the 2010 tax year, Irma incurred the following expenses:

Union dues $275
Tax return preparation fee 125
Brokerage fees for the purchase of stocks 35
Uniform expenses 300

If Irma's adjusted gross income is $22,000, calculate her miscellaneous deductions on Schedule A of Form 1040.


Click here for the solution: During the 2010 tax year, Irma incurred the following expenses

Monday, August 31, 2015

In 2010, Margaret and John Murphy are married taxpayers who file a joint tax return with AGI of $25,000

In 2010, Margaret and John Murphy are married taxpayers who file a joint tax return with AGI of $25,000. During the year they incurred the following expenses:

Hospitalization insurance premiums $1,050
Premiums on an insurance policy that pays 300
$100 per day for each day Margaret is hospitalized
Medical care lodging (two people, one night) 65
Hospital bills 2.200
Doctor bills 850
Dentist bills 175
Prescription drugs and medicines 340
Psychiatric-care 300

In addition, during the year they drove 109 miles for medical transportation, and their insurance company reimbursed them $900 for the above expenses. Calculate the Murphy's medical expense deduction.


Click here for the solution: In 2010, Margaret and John Murphy are married taxpayers who file a joint tax return with AGI of $25,000

Phil and Linda are 25 year-old newlyweds and file a joint tax return

Phil and Linda are 25 year-old newlyweds and file a joint tax return. Linda is covered by a retirement plan at work, but Phil is not.

a. Assuming Phil's wages were $27,000 and Linda's wages were $18,500 for 2010 and they had no other income, what is the maximum amount of their deductible contributions to an IRA for 2010?
b. Assuming Phil's wages were $49,000 and Linda's wages were $63,000 for 2010 and they had no other income, what is the maximum amount of their deductible contributions to an IRA for 2010?


Click here for the solution: Phil and Linda are 25 year-old newlyweds and file a joint tax return

Sunday, August 23, 2015

For its 2010 tax year, Ilex Corporation has ordinary income of $240,000, a short-term capital loss of $60,000, and a long-term capital gain of $20,000

For its 2010 tax year, Ilex Corporation has ordinary income of $240,000, a short-term capital loss of $60,000, and a long-term capital gain of $20,000. Calculate Ilex Corporation's tax liability for 2010.


Click here for the solution: For its 2010 tax year, Ilex Corporation has ordinary income of $240,000, a short-term capital loss of $60,000, and a long-term capital gain of $20,000

Quince Corporation has taxable income of $450,000 for its 2010 calendar tax year

Quince Corporation has taxable income of $450,000 for its 2010 calendar tax year. Calculate the corporation's income tax liability for 2010 before tax credits.


Click here for the solution: Quince Corporation has taxable income of $450,000 for its 2010 calendar tax year

Friday, August 21, 2015

Button Company has two temporary differences between its income tax expense and income taxes payable

E19-8 (Two Temporary Differences, One Rate, 3 years) Button Company has two temporary differences between its income tax expense and income taxes payable. The information is shown on page 1004.

2007 2008 2009
Personal Financial income $840,000 $910,000 $945,000
Excess depreciation expense on tax return (30,000) (40,000) (10,000)
Excess warranty expense in financial income 20,000 10,000 8,000
Taxable Income 830,000 880,000 943,000

Income tax rate for all years = 40%

Prepare the income tax expense sectin of the income statement for 2009, beginning with the line "Pretax financial income."


Click here for the solution: Button Company has two temporary differences between its income tax expense and income taxes payable

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Harrisburg Company is considering changing its inventory valuation method from FIFO to LIFO because of the potential tax savings

CA8-10 (FIFO and LIFO) Harrisburg Company is considering changing its inventory valuation method from FIFO to LIFO because of the potential tax savings. However, the management wishes to consider all of the effects on the company, including its reported performance, before making the final decision.

The inventory account, currently valued on the FIFO basis, consists of 1,000,000 units at $8 per unit on January 1, 2010. There are 1,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 1, 2010, and the cash balance is $400,000.

The company has made the following forecasts for the period 2010–2012.

Instructions
(a) Prepare a schedule that illustrates and compares the following data for Harrisburg Company under the FIFO and the LIFO inventory method for 2010–2012. Assume the company would begin LIFO at the beginning of 2010.
1. Year-end inventory balances.
2. Annual net income after taxes.
3. Earnings per share.
4. Cash balance.

Assume all sales are collected in the year of sale and all purchases, operating expenses, and taxes are paid during the year incurred.

(b) Using the data above, your answer to (a), and any additional issues you believe need to be considered, prepare a report that recommends whether or not Harrisburg Company should change to the LIFO inventory method. Support your conclusions with appropriate arguments.

Click here for the solution: Harrisburg Company is considering changing its inventory valuation method from FIFO to LIFO because of the potential tax savings

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Wynn Sheet Metal reported an operating loss of $160,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2011

E 16-22 Operating loss carryback and carryforward

(This exercise is based on the situation described in the previous exercise, modified to include a carryforward in addition to a carryback.)

Wynn Sheet Metal reported an operating loss of $160,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2011. The enacted tax rate is 40%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn's first four years of operation were as follows:

Taxable income Tax rates Income taxes paid
2007 60,000 30% 18,000
2008 70,000 30% 21,000
2009 80,000 40% 32,000
2010 60,000 45% 27,000

Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the operating loss. Wynn elects the carryback option.
2. Show the lower portion of the 2011 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the operating loss.

Click here for the solution: Wynn Sheet Metal reported an operating loss of $160,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2011

At the end of 2010, Payne Industries had a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $30 million attributable

E 16-10 Deferred tax asset; taxable income given; valuation allowance

At the end of 2010, Payne Industries had a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $30 million attributable to a temporary book–tax difference of $75 million in a liability for estimated expenses. At the end of 2011, the temporary difference is $70 million. Payne has no other temporary differences and no valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset. Taxable income for 2011 is $180 million and the tax rate is 40%.

Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record Payne's income taxes for 2011, assuming it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized.
2. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record Payne's income taxes for 2011, assuming it is more likely than not that one-half of the deferred tax asset will ultimately be realized.

Click here for the solution: At the end of 2010, Payne Industries had a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $30 million attributable

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Don Walls's gross earnings for the week were $1,780, his federal income tax withholding was $301.63, and his FICA total was $135.73

E10-5 Don Walls's gross earnings for the week were $1,780, his federal income tax withholding was $301.63, and his FICA total was $135.73.

Instructions:
a. What was Walls's net pay for the week?
b. Journalize the entry for the recording of his pay in the general journal. (Note: Use Salaries Payable; not Cash.)
c. Record the issuing of the check for Walls's pay in the general journal.

Click here for the solution: Don Walls's gross earnings for the week were $1,780, his federal income tax withholding was $301.63, and his FICA total was $135.73

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Briefly describe at least two similarities and two differences between U.S. GAAP and iGAAP with respect to income tax accounting

Briefly describe at least two similarities and two differences between U.S. GAAP and iGAAP with respect to income tax accounting.

Click here for the solution: Briefly describe at least two similarities and two differences between U.S. GAAP and iGAAP with respect to income tax accounting

In each of the following independent situations, determine the gift tax that was due and the decedent’s final estate tax liability

In each of the following independent situations, determine the gift tax that was due and the decedent’s final estate tax liability (net of any unified tax credit). Decedent
Dana Alice Ken
Year of death 2003 2004 2012
Taxable estate $900,000 $1,700,000 $1,400,000
Post-1976 taxable gifts -
Made in 2000 900,000 - -
Made in 2001 - 800,00 -
Made in 2011 - - 5,200,000

Click here for the solution: In each of the following independent situations, determine the gift tax that was due and the decedent’s final estate tax liability

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Through a "Type B" reorganization, Golden Corporation acquired 90% of RetrieverCo stock by October 2 of the current tax year ending December 31

Through a "Type B" reorganization, Golden Corporation acquired 90% of RetrieverCo stock by October 2 of the current tax year ending December 31. At the time the 90% was acquired, RetrieverCo was worth $800,000 and the Federal long-term tax-exempt rate was 3%. RetrieverCo holds captial loss carryovers of $50,000. If Golden reports taxable income of $300,000 which includes $30,000 of capital gains, how much of the RetrieverCo capital loss carryover may Golden use in the current year to offset its income?

Click here for the solution: Through a "Type B" reorganization, Golden Corporation acquired 90% of RetrieverCo stock by October 2 of the current tax year ending December 31