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South Carolina Corporation has one temporary difference at the end of 2014 that

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Question

South Carolina Corporation has one temporary difference at the end of 2014 that will reverse and cause taxable amounts of $62,720 in 2015, $68,030 in 2016, and $74,916 in 2017. South Carolina’s pretax financial income for 2014 is $359,580, and the tax rate is 30% for all years. There are no deferred taxes at the beginning of 2014.

(a) Compute taxable income and income taxes payable for 2014.

(b) Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2014.

Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2014, beginning with the line “Income before income taxes.”

Explanation / Answer

SOUTH CAROLINA CORPORATION

Computation of Taxable Income and Tax Payable for the year 2014

PARTICULARS                                  AMOUNT IN $

Pretax Financial Income                         3,59,580

Less : Temporary Difference reverse         2,05,666

           in future

          ( 62,720 + 68,030 + 74,916 )

Taxable Income                                     1,53,914

Tax @ 30%                                             46,174

JOURNAL ENTRIES

      PARTICULARS                                                        DEBIT                   CREDIT

1.    Profit & Loss A/c...............................................Dr.    45,174

              To Deferred Tax Liability                                                                   46,174

       ( Being provision made for the tax payable for

       the current year )

2.    Profit & Loss A/c...............................................Dr.    61,700

              To Deferred Tax Liability                                                                   61,700

       ( Being tax liability defferred for future -

         2,05,666 * 30% )

   

INCOME STATEMENT

PARTICULARS                   AMOUNT IN $           PARTICULARS                    AMOUNT IN $

To Provision for Tax                    46,174                By Profit & Loss A/c                3,59,580

To Deferred Tax Liability              61,700

To Reserve & Surplus              2,51,706

         TOTAL                          3,59,580                       TOTAL                              3,59,580

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