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Lafayette, Inc. completed its first year of operations with a pretax loss of $800,000. The tax return showed a net operating loss of $750,000. The $50,000 book-tax difference results from a disallowed deduction for business-related meals. Management has determined that they should record a valuation allowance equal to the net deferred tax asset. Prepare the journal entries to record the deferred tax provision and the valuation allowance.

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In 2018, Moody Corporation recorded the following deferred tax assets and liabilities: All of the deferred tax accounts relate to temporary differences that result from the company's U.S. operations. Moody wants to minimize the number of deferred tax accounts it reports on the balance sheet. What is the minimum number of deferred tax accounts Moody reports on its balance sheet and what are the names and dollar amounts in each account?

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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.

Gull Corporation reported pretax book income of $2,000,000. Included in the computation were favorable temporary differences of $300,000, unfavorable temporary differences of $200,000, and favorable permanent differences of $50,000. Compute Gull's current income tax expense or benefit. Note: New Corporate income tax rate has been mentioned as "21% on all taxable income" as per the recent change.

Acai Corporation determined that $5,000,000 of its R&D credit on its current year tax return was uncertain. Acai determined that there was a 40 percent chance of the credit being sustained on audit. Management made the following assessment of the company's potential tax benefit from the R&D credit and its probability of occurring. Under ASC 740, what amount of the tax benefit related to the R&D credit can Acai recognize in calculating its income tax provision in the current year?

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

For 2018, Manchester Corporation recorded the following deferred tax assets and liabilities: The current deferred tax accounts and the noncurrent deferred tax liabilities result from temporary differences that relate to the company's U.S. operations. The noncurrent deferred tax asset relates to the company's German operations. Manchester wants to minimize the number of deferred tax accounts it reports on the balance sheet. What is the minimum number of deferred tax accounts Manchester can report on its balance sheet and what are the names and dollar amounts in each account?

Which of the following items would likely not be included in the computation of a company's structural effective tax rate?

Which of the following statements best describes the disclosure of a company's deferred tax assets and liabilities?

Robinson Company had a net deferred tax liability of $34,000 at the beginning of the year, representing a net taxable temporary difference of $100,000 (taxed at 34%) . During the year, Robinson reported pretax book income of $400,000. Included in the computation were favorable temporary differences of $50,000 and unfavorable temporary differences of $20,000. During the year, Congress reduced the corporate tax rate to 34%. Robinson's deferred income tax expense or benefit for the current year would be:

Congress reduced the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent effective in 2018. The tax rate change will affect only deferred tax assets and liabilities that arise in 2018 and thereafter.

Which of the following items is not a temporary difference?

ASC 740 requires a publicly traded company to disclose the components of its deferred tax assets and liabilities only if the amounts are considered to be:

Which of the following temporary differences creates a deferred tax asset in the year in which it originates?

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

B-Line Company reported pretax net income from continuing operations of $1,000,000 and taxable income of $800,000. The favorable book-tax difference of $200,000 was due to a $100,000 favorable temporary difference relating to depreciation, an unfavorable temporary difference of $50,000 due to accrued vacation pay, and a $150,000 favorable permanent difference from the dividends received deduction. a. Compute B-Line's current income tax expense. b. Compute B-Line's deferred income tax expense or benefit. c. Compute B-Line's effective tax rate. d. Provide a reconciliation of B-Line's effective tax rate with its hypothetical tax rate of 21%.

Davison Company determined that the book basis of its net accounts receivable was less than the tax basis of its net accounts receivable by $800,000 due to a difference in the allowance for bad debts account. This basis difference is characterized as:

As part of its uncertain tax position assessment, Madison Corporation records interest and penalties related to its unrecognized tax benefits of $1,000,000. Which of the following statements about recording this amount is most correct?

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:

Temporary differences that are cumulatively "favorable" are referred to as taxable temporary differences.