Exam 14: Taxes on the Financial Statements

If a corporation has no operations outside the U.S., its GAAP book and taxable income are identical.

At the beginning of the year, Schrader, Inc., holds a net operating loss carryforward, and its balance sheet shows a related deferred tax asset of $500,000. At the end of the year, the balance in the deferred tax asset account has not changed, but Schrader's auditors want to record a $90,000 valuation allowance against this amount, because of a persistent downturn in Schrader's profitability. Develop the journal entry to record the valuation allowance.

In the "rate reconciliation" of GAAP tax footnotes, temporary book-tax differences are reconciled between book income as if taxed at U.S. tax rates and the actual book income tax expense.

Create, Inc., a domestic corporation, owns 90% of Vinyl, Ltd., a foreign corporation and Digital, Inc., a domestic corporation. Create also owns 60% of Record, Inc., a domestic corporation. Create receives no distributions from any of these corporations. Which of these entities' net income are included in Create's Federal tax return for the current year assuming Create elects to include all eligible entities in its consolidated Federal income tax return?

Purple, Inc., a domestic corporation, owns 80% of Blue, Ltd., a foreign corporation and Yellow, Inc., a domestic corporation. Purple also owns 50% of Green, Inc., a domestic corporation. Purple receives no distributions from any of these corporations. Which of these entities' net income are included in Purple's Federal tax return for the current year assuming Purple elects to include all eligible entities in its consolidated Federal income tax return?

Cold, Inc., reported a $100,000 total tax expense for financial statement purposes in year 1. This total expense consisted of $150,000 in current tax expense and a deferred tax benefit of $50,000. The deferred tax benefit consisted of $90,000 in deferred tax assets reduced by a valuation allowance of $40,000. In year 2, Cold reports $600,000 in book net income before tax. Cold records no other permanent or temporary book-tax differences. At the end of year 2, Cold's auditors determine that the existing valuation allowance of $40,000 should be reduced to zero. What is Cold's total tax expense for year 2?

Phyllis, Inc., earns book net income before tax of $600,000. Phyllis puts into service a depreciable asset this year, and first year tax depreciation exceeds book depreciation by $120,000. Phyllis has recorded no other temporary or permanent book-tax differences. Assuming that the U.S. tax rate is 35%, what is Phyllis's total income tax expense reported on its GAAP financial statements?

The Jacobsen Corporation has determined the appropriate changes to its deferred tax accounts. The Jacobsen auditor now is discussing whether to place a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset on the balance sheet. List some of the factors that the Jacobsen auditor will consider in this regard.

Healy, Inc., reports an effective tax rate in its income tax footnote of 14%. The only reconciling item with regard to the hypothetical tax at 35% is a valuation allowance reversal of negative 21%. Which of the following statements is true concerning comparing Healy, Inc.'s effective tax rate with its competitors, all of whom have an effective tax rate between 32 and 36%?

Black, Inc., is a domestic corporation with the following balance sheet for book and tax purposes at the end of the year. Assume a 35% corporate tax rate and no valuation allowance. Black, Inc.'s, book income before tax is $6,000. Black records two permanent book-tax differences. It earned $250 in tax-exempt municipal bond interest, and it incurred $500 in nondeductible meals and entertainment expense. What is Black's total provision for income tax expense reported on its GAAP financial statement and its book net income after tax?

Black, Inc., is a domestic corporation with the following balance sheet for book and tax purposes at the end of the year. Assume a 35% corporate tax rate and no valuation allowance. ? Black, Inc.'s, book income before tax is $6,000. Black records two permanent book-tax differences. It earned $250 in tax-exempt municipal bond interest, and it incurred $500 in nondeductible meals and entertainment expense. Calculate Black's current tax expense.

A deferred tax liability represents a potential future tax benefit associated with income reported in the current year GAAP financial statements.

The current tax expense reported on the GAAP financial statements generally represents the taxes actually payable to domestic or foreign governmental authorities.

Van Dyke, Inc., hopes to report a total book tax expense of $150,000 in the current year. This amount consists of $200,000 in current tax expense and a $50,000 tax benefit related to the expected future use of an NOL by Van Dyke. If the auditors determine that a valuation allowance of $20,000 must be placed against Van Dyke's deferred tax assets, what is Van Dyke's total book tax expense?

The income tax footnote to the GAAP financial statements includes a reconciliation of a corporation's hypothetical tax on book income to its book tax expense as if it were taxed in full at the applicable U.S. income tax rates.

Black, Inc., is a domestic corporation with the following balance sheet for book and tax purposes at the end of the year. Assume a 35% corporate tax rate and no valuation allowance. ? Black, Inc.'s, book income before tax is $6,000. Black records two permanent book-tax differences. It earned $250 in tax-exempt municipal bond interest, and it incurred $500 in nondeductible meals and entertainment expense. Provide the income tax footnote rate reconciliation for Black, using either dollars or percentages.

Which of the following items is not included in the income tax footnote for a publicly traded company?

Purple, Inc., a domestic corporation, owns 100% of Blue, Ltd., a foreign corporation and Yellow, Inc., a domestic corporation. Purple also owns 40% of Green, Inc., a domestic corporation. Purple receives no distributions from any of these corporations. Which of these entities' net income are included in Purple's GAAP income statement for current year financial reporting purposes?

In general, the purpose of ASC 740 (SFAS 109) is to compute and disclose the taxes payable by a business entity to state, local, Federal, and foreign governments, for the current year and all future years.

The release of a valuation allowance may relate to a tax planning strategy adopted by the taxpayer that will produce taxable income in the future.