Question

Corning-Howell reported taxable income in 2021 of $196 million. At December 31, 2021, the reported amount of some assets and liabilities in the financial statements differed from their tax bases as indicated below: Carrying Amount Tax Basis Assets Current Net accounts receivable Prepaid insurance Prepaid advertising Noncurrent Investments in equity securities (fair value) Buildings and equipment (net) Liabilities Current Deferred subscription revenue Long-term Liability-compensated future absences S 84 million 96 million 80 million $ 88 million 80 million 436 million 356 million 88 million 670 million Gains and losses taxable when investments are sold The total deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability amounts at January 1, 2021, were $194 25 million and $25 million, respectively. The enacted tax rate is 25% each year Required: 1. Determine the total deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability amounts at December 31, 2021 2. Determine the increase (decrease) in the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability accounts at December 31, 2021 3. Determine the income tax payable currently for the year ended December 31, 2021 4. Prepare the journal entry to record income taxes for 2021 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Determine the total deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability amounts at December 31, 2021. (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e, 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).) Deferred tax amounts (S in millions) Classification Amount Deferred tax liability Defered tax asset Required 2 Required t1

Answer 1

A В 1 1. Computation of Total Deferred Tax Asset and Liability as on 31 Dec 2021 2 Allowance for Bad Debts [25% x($84-$88)] $1.00 $22.00 $167.50 3 Deferred Subscription Revenue (25% x $88) 4 Compensation Future absence- Liability (25% x $670) $190.50 5 Deferred Tax Asset 6 7 Deferred Tax Liability: 8 Prepaid Insurance (25% x $96) 9 Prepaid Advertising (25% x $80) 10 Investments Unrealized Gain (25% x $80) $24.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $84.00 11 Buildings [25% x ($436 - $356)] 12 Deferred Tax Liability =

14 2. Computation of increase or decrease in Deferred Tax Asset and Liability (in Million) $190.50 15 Deferred Tax Asset: 16 Ending Balance ( as calculated in part-1) 17 Less: Beginning Balance (Given) ($194.25) ($3.75) 18 Decrease 19 Deferred Tax Liability: $84.00 20 Ending Balance ( as calculated in part-1) $25.00 $59.00 21 Less: Beginning Balance (Given) 22 Increase 23 24 Part-3 25 Income tax payable Taxable Income X Tax Rate 25% x $196 Million= $49 Million

27 Part-4 Journal Entry ( in Million) Debit Credit 28 Particulars 29 Тах еxpense $111.75 Deferred Tax Asset $3.75 30 Deferred Tax Liability Income Tax Payable $59.00 $49.00 31 32