Question

Riverbed Corp. reported the following differences between SFP carrying amounts and tax bases at December 31, 2019:

		Carrying Amount			Tax Base
Depreciable assets		$104,000			$70,200
Warranty liability (current liability)		18,500			0
Pension liability (long-term liability)		39,600			0

The differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases were expected to reverse as follows:

		2020		2021		After 2021
Depreciable assets		$17,000		$12,000		$4,800
Warranty liability		18,500		0		0
Accrued pension liability		12,000		11,000		16,600

Tax rates enacted at December 31, 2019 were 32% for 2019, 31% for 2020, 30% for 2021, and 29% for 2022 and later years.

During 2020, Riverbed Corp. made four quarterly tax instalment payments of $8,000 each and reported income before income tax on its income statement of $111,100. Included in this amount were dividends from taxable Canadian corporations of $3,900 (non-taxable income) and $18,000 of expenses related to the executive team’s golf dues (non-tax-deductible expenses). There were no changes to the enacted tax rates during the year.

As expected, book depreciation in 2020 exceeded the capital cost allowance claimed for tax purposes by $17,000, and there were no additions or disposals of property, plant, and equipment during the year. A review of the 2020 activity in the Warranty Liability account in the ledger indicated the following:

Balance, Dec. 31, 2019		$18,500
Payments on 2019 product warranties		(19,900	)
Payments on 2020 product warranties		(7,600	)
2020 warranty accrual		29,300
Balance, Dec. 31, 2020		$20,300

All warranties are valid for one year only. The Pension Liability account reported the following activity:

Balance, Dec. 31, 2019		$39,600
Payment to pension trustee		(69,000	)
2020 pension expense		57,000
Balance, Dec. 31, 2020		$27,600

Pension expenses are deductible for tax purposes, but only as they are paid to the trustee, not as they are accrued for financial reporting purposes.

Riverbed Corp. reports under IFRS.

1. Calculate the Deferred Tax Asset or Deferred Tax Liability account at December 31, 2019.

2. Calculate the Deferred Tax Asset or Deferred Tax Liability account at December 31, 2020.

Answer 1

Solution 1 :     2019 balances with mixed tax rates:

		Deferred Taxes
Future taxable amounts:		2020		2021		2022		Total
CCA vs. depreciation		($17,000)		($12,000)		($4,800)		($33,800)
Tax rate enacted for the year		31%		30%		29%
Deferred tax liability		($5,270)		($3,600)		($1,392)		($10,262)
Future deductible amounts		2020		2021		2022		Total
Pension liability		12,000		11,000		16,600		39,600
Tax rate enacted for the year		31%		30%		29%
Deferred tax asset		$     3,720		$    3,300		$     4,814		$   11,834

Statement of			Deductible		Deferred		For (e) ASPE
Financial Position			(Taxable)		Tax		Current
Account	Tax	Carrying	Temporary	Tax	Asset		or Long-
Dec. 31, 2019	Base	Amount	Differences	Rate	(Liability)		Term
Property, plant, & equipment	$70,200	$104,000	($33,800)	Mixed	($10,262)	(1)	LT
Warranty Liability	-0-	(18,500)	18,500	31%	5,735		C
Pension Liability	-0-	(39,600)	39,600	Mixed	11,834	(1)	LT
Deferred tax asset, December 31, 2019					$7,307

(1) From table above

Statement of financial position classification:

Non-current assets:

                        Deferred tax asset for 2019 = $7,307

            ($5,735 + $11,834– $10,262)

IFRS require that all deferred tax assets and liabilities be reported as non-current items on a classified statement of financial position.

Solution 2 :     2020 future taxes – mixed tax rates

	Deferred Taxes
Future taxable amounts:		2021		2022		Total
CCA vs. Depreciation		($12,000)		($4,800)		($16,800)
Tax rate enacted for the year		30%		29%
Deferred tax liability		($3,600)		($1,392)		($4,992)
Future deductible amounts		2021		2022		Total
Pension liability		11,000		16,600		27,600
Tax rate enacted for the year		30%		29%
Deferred tax asset		$    3,300		$     4,814		$   8,114

Statement of			Deductible		Deferred		For (e)
Financial Position			(Taxable)		Tax		Current
Account	Tax	Carrying	Temporary	Tax	Asset		or Long-
Dec. 31, 2020	Base	Amount	Differences	Rate	(Liability)		Term
Property,plant, &equipment	*	*	($16,800)	Mixed	($4,992)	(1)	LT
Warranty Liability	-0-	(20,300)	20,300	30%	6,090		C
Pension Liability	-0-	(27,600)	27,600	Mixed	8,114	(1)	LT
Deferred tax asset, December 31, 2020 Deferred tax asset before adjustment Incr. in deferred tax asset, and deferred tax benefit for 2020					9,212 7,307 $1,905

* not given in the problem   

(1) from table above

Incr. in deferred tax asset, and deferred tax benefit for 2020 = $1,905