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TarHeel Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,000,000. During the current year, the net reserve for warranties increased by $100,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $200,000. Finally, TarHeel subtracted a dividends received deduction of $50,000 in computing its current-year taxable income. TarHeel's accounting effective tax rate is:


A) 21 percent.
B) 19.95 percent.
C) 18.9 percent.
D) 17.85 percent.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Publicly traded companies usually file their financial statements before they file their federal income tax returns.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following temporary differences creates a deferred tax liability?


A) Accumulated tax depreciation in excess of book depreciation on a building.
B) Accumulated tax amortization in excess of book amortization on a customer list.
C) Compensation expensed for book purposes but deferred for tax purposes.
D) Both accumulated tax depreciation in excess of book depreciation on a building and accumulated tax amortization in excess of book amortization on a customer list create a deferred tax liability.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Once determined, an unrecognized tax benefit under ASC 740 is not readjusted for subsequent events.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following items is not considered evidence in determining if a valuation allowance is necessary?


A) A cumulative book loss over some period of time.
B) Management projects future taxable income based on a backlog of signed contracts.
C) A net operating loss expired unused in the current year.
D) Management can implement a tax strategy to create future taxable income, but it will be detrimental to the future profitability of the company.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following groups does not issue rules that apply to accounting for income taxes?


A) FASB.
B) SEC.
C) EITF.
D) IRS.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Purple Rose Corporation reported pretax book income of $585,000. Tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $305,100. In addition, the company received $335,000 of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds. The prior-year tax return showed taxable income of $101,700. Compute Purple Rose's current income tax expense or benefit.

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A corporation's effective tax rate as computed in its income tax note is the company's cash tax rate for the year.

A) True
B) False

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Grand River Corporation reported pretax book income of $500,000. Included in the computation were favorable temporary differences of $100,000, unfavorable temporary differences of $10,000, and favorable permanent differences of $80,000. The corporation's current income tax expense or benefit would be:


A) $105,000 tax benefit.
B) $88,200 tax expense.
C) $86,100 tax benefit.
D) $69,300 tax expense.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Price Corporation reported pretax book income of $600,000. Tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $100,000. In addition, the reserve for warranties increased by $40,000. Price had a net deferred tax liability of $34,000 at the beginning of the year, representing a net taxable temporary difference of $100,000. At the beginning of the year, Congress reduced the corporate tax rate from 34 percent to 21 percent. Compute the company's current and deferred income tax expense or benefit.

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A corporation undertakes a valuation allowance analysis to determine if a deferred tax asset should be recognized on the balance sheet.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following items is not a reconciling item in the income tax footnote?


A) Compensation deduction related to incentive stock options.
B) Compensation deduction related to nonqualified stock options that were expensed for financial accounting purposes.
C) Dividends received deduction.
D) State and local income taxes.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Entities classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent on the balance sheet.

A) True
B) False

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Brown Corporation reports $100,000 of gain from the sale of land on its income statement. For tax purposes, Brown uses the installment method and reports gain of $10,000. The $90,000 difference in the gain reported is a deductible temporary difference.

A) True
B) False

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Suppose that on December 22, 2019 Congress increased the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 25 percent effective in 2020. The tax rate change will affect only deferred tax assets and liabilities that arise in 2020 and thereafter.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements about ASC 740 as it relates to uncertain tax positions is true?


A) ASC 740 deals with all tax benefits involving income and nonincome taxes.
B) ASC 740 deals with whether a recognized income tax benefit will be realized.
C) ASC 740 deals with recognized tax benefits related to income tax positions claimed on a filed tax return.
D) ASC 740 deals with recognized tax benefits related to income tax positions, regardless of whether the item is taken on a filed tax return.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The Emerging Issues Task Force assists the FASB by providing guidance on the implementation of ASC 740 and other accounting pronouncements.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements concerning the classification of deferred tax assets and liabilities is true?


A) A deferred tax asset is classified as noncurrent only if the company expects the future tax benefit to be received more than 12 months from the balance sheet date.
B) All deferred tax assets and liabilities are treated as noncurrent.
C) A deferred tax asset related to a bad debt reserve is classified as current if the related accounts receivable is classified as a current asset.
D) A deferred tax asset related to inventory capitalization is classified as noncurrent only if the company uses a FIFO accounting method and the inventory to which the deferred tax asset relates will not be treated as sold within 12 months from the balance sheet date.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Jones Company reported pretax book income of $400,000. Included in the computation were favorable temporary differences of $50,000, unfavorable temporary differences of $20,000, and favorable permanent differences of $40,000. Book equivalent of taxable income is:


A) $440,000.
B) $400,000.
C) $360,000.
D) $330,000.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Angel Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,000,000. During the current year, the net reserve for warranties increased by $25,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $100,000. Finally, Angel subtracted a dividends received deduction of $25,000 in computing its current-year taxable income. Angel's hypothetical tax expense in its reconciliation of its income tax expense is:


A) $210,000.
B) $204,750.
C) $194,250.
D) $189,000.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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