Problem 2: The following information is available for the first four years of op

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Problem 2: The following information is available for the first four years of operations for Jones Company

   Year           Earnings Before Tax

   2018           $800,000

   2019              730,000

2. On January 2, 2018, heavy equipment costing $600,000 was purchases. The equipment had a life of 5 years and no salvage value. The straight-line method of depreciation is used for book purposes and the tax depreciation taken each year is listed below

Tax Depreciation

2018       2019           2020           2021           2022 Total

$198,000   270,000       90,000           42,000           0 600,000

3. The company sells its merchandise on an installment contract basis. In 2018, Jones Co. elected, for tax purposes, to report the gross profit from the sales in the year the receivables are collected. However, for financial statement purposes, the company recognized all the gross profit ($800,000) in 2018. these procedures created a $600,000 difference between book and taxable incomes. The future collections of the installment contracts receivables are expected to result in taxable amounts of $200,000 one acc of the next three years.

4. In 2018 Jones Co. recorded $70,000 accrual for litigation liability which will be paid in 2019.

5. The enacted tax rates are 40% for 2018, 34% for the years after

Instructions

Prepare a schedule comparing depreciation for finances reporting and tax purposes for all years

Prepare a reconciliation of Book Income to Taxable Income for 2018

Prepare a schedule of future taxable and (deductible) amounts at the end of 2018

Prepare a schedule of deferred tax (asset) and liability at the end of 2018

Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income tax payable

Explanation / Answer

Net amount of DTL: 230520-23800 = 206720

Tax for 2018= 192000 x 40% = 76800

Journal Entries

Tax Expense A/c Dr. 76800

To Tax payable A/c 76800

(Being tax payable for the year 2018)

Tax Expense A/c Dr. 206,720

To Deferred Tax Laibiity A/c 206,720

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