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QUESTION 31 In the preparation of its financial statements the Tommy Corporation

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QUESTION 31

In the preparation of its financial statements the Tommy Corporation uses FIFO inventory costing. In the preparation of its federal tax return the Corporation uses LIFO inventory costing. For the year ended December 31 the following information was available from the Corporation's financial statements distributed to owners.

$800,000

$600,000

$120,000

$4,000

$29,000

$55,000

For the year ended December 31 the following information was available from the Corporation's federal income taxes return.

$800,000

$650,000

$120,000

$4,000

$12,000

$22,000

Calculate how much more cash the Corporation has available to use by using LIFO inventory costing for tax purposes instead of using FIFO.

$17,000

$33,000

$0

- $33,000

Sales

$800,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$600,000

Operating Expenses

$120,000

Other Revenues and (Expenses)

$4,000

Income Taxes Expense

$29,000

Net Income

$55,000

Explanation / Answer

Answer is a. $17,000

Explanation:

The difference in cash flows for two methods only lies in Tax paid. Therefore, the excess cash available for use when using LIFO is computed as follows:

Tax computed as per FIFO: $29000

Less: Actually paid as per LIFO: $12000

Excess cash available: $17000

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