Question

Accounting for personal income taxes Saralisa City, which operates on a calendar year basis, obtains 40 percent of its revenues from personal income taxes. Employers are required to withhold taxes from the earnings of city residents and remit them to the city monthly City residents must also make payments, if necessary, with quarterly tax estimates. No later than April 15 of the following year, residents must file tax retums, remitting any additional taxes due to the city or claiming refunds of overpayments. Saralisa's accounting policies call for recognizing taxes obtained from income earned during a particular calendar year provided the taxes are received during the year or before April 30 of the following year; income taxes received after April 30 are recognized as revenues of the year in which received. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions and events: 1. When it prepared its 2018 financial statements, Saralisa had deferred recognition of $20,000 of 2018 personal income taxes estimated to be received after April 30, 2019 After April 30, 2019, Saralisa actually receives only $16,000 cash. Saralisa's comptroller believes no additional cash will be received from the 2018 taxes. (Hint: Remember that based on the journal entry to record the deferral, Saralisa's books at the start of 2019 show Income taxes receivable and Deferred income tax revenues of $20,000.) 2. During 2019 Saralisa receives $3,250,000 from personal income taxes withheld by employers during the year and estimates filed by taxpayers during the year. 3. In January 2020, before the financial statements for 2020 are prepared. Saralisa receives $400,000 from employers and taxpayers based on taxpayer earrings during the latter part of 2019. 4. Saralisa's comptroller estimates that the city will receive $55.000 with the 2019 tax returns (due April 15, 2020), as well as requests for refunds totaling $275,000. The comptroller also estimates that $28,000 will trickle in after April 30 with tax returns filed by late flers.

Answer 1

1. Cash                                                                                    3,250,000

            Revenues – personal income taxes                                                      3,250,000

    To record collection of taxes.

2. Personal income taxes receivable                                        400,000

            Revenues – personal income taxes                                                        400,000

    To accrue taxes collected in 2020, applicable

      To 2019

3a. Personal income taxes receivable                                      55,000

   Revenues – personal income taxes                                       220,000

            Personal income tax refund payable                                                     275,000

     To record estimated receipts and refunds

      from personal income tax final returns

      filed on or before April 15, 2020

b. Personal income taxes receivable                                       28,000

            Deferred personal income taxes                                                             28,000

     To record receivable and deferred revenue

     from personal income tax final returns

      expected to be received after April 30, 2020