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The following information relates to Franklin Freightways for its first year of

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Question

The following information relates to Franklin Freightways for its first year of operations (data in millions of dollars):


The applicable tax rate is 40%. There are no other temporary or permanent differences.

Which of the following must Franklin Freightways disclose related to the income tax expense reported in the income statement ($ in millions)?

Only the current portion of tax expense of $66.

Only the total tax expense of $82.

Both the current portion of the tax expense of $66 and the deferred portion of the tax expense of $16.

None of these answer choices are correct.

Pretax accounting income: $200 Pretax accounting income included:         Overweight fines (not deductible for tax purposes)    5         Depreciation expense 70 Depreciation in the tax return using MACRS: 110

Explanation / Answer

both the current portion of the tax expense of 66 and the deferred portion of the tax expense of 16