Wynn Sheet Metal reported an operating loss of $162,000 for financial reporting

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Wynn Sheet Metal reported an operating loss of $162,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2016. The enacted tax rate is 40%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn’s first four years of operation were as follows: Taxable Income Tax Rates Income Taxes Paid 2012 $ 61,000 30 % $ 18,300 2013 71,000 30 21,300 2014 81,000 40 32,400 2015 61,000 45 27,450 Required: 1. Complete the following table given below and prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the operating loss. Wynn elects the carryback option. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in thousands. Leave no cell blank, enter "0" wherever applicable.) 2. Show the lower portion of the 2016 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the operating loss. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in thousands.)

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Receivable—Income tax refund 59.85 Deferred tax asset 8          Income tax benefit—Net operating loss 67.85 2 Operating loss before income taxes -162 Income tax benefit: Tax refund from loss carryback 59.85 Future tax savings from loss carryforward 8 67.85 Net loss -94.15

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