Exam 6: Accounting for Income Taxes
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The following data represent the differences between accounting and tax income for Seafood Imports Inc.,whose pre-tax accounting income is $650,000 for the year ended December 31.The company's income tax rate is 45%.Additional information relevant to income taxes includes the following.
a.Capital cost allowance of $270,000 exceeded accounting depreciation expense of $160,000 in the current year.
b.Rents of $25,000,applicable to next year,had been collected in December and deferred for financial statement purposes but are taxable in the year received.
c.In a previous year,the company established a provision for product warranty expense.A summary of the current year's transactions appears below:
For tax purposes,only actual amounts paid for warranties are deductible.
d.Insurance expense to cover the company's executive officers was $6,800 for the year,and you have determined that this expense is not deductible for tax purposes.
Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record income taxes for Seafood Imports.
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Which accurately describes the purpose of the taxes payable method?
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In 2017,Graham Cracker Co.sells a building with a cost of $10 million and undepreciated capital cost (UCC)of $5 million for tax purposes.For financial reporting,the building has carrying amount of $7 million.The sale price of the building is $3 million.Aside from the sale of the building,the company has other income (before taxes)of $5 million.There are no other permanent or temporary differences.The company faces an income tax rate of 30%.
Required:
Provide the journal entries for the company for 2017.
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A company had taxable income of $2 million in fiscal 2017 and paid taxes of 0.6 million; the company incurred a loss of $7 million in fiscal 2018 when the tax rate is 50%.How much refund is the company entitled to?
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ZEA Company started operations in 2017.The financial statements of ZEA reflected the following pre-tax amounts for its December 31 year-end:
ZEA has a tax rate of 30% in 2017 and 35% in 2018,enacted in February each year.The unearned rent revenue represents cash received from a tenant that will be moving into the building February 15,2019.For tax purposes,any cash received for future rent is taxed when the cash is received.On July 1,2018 the company was fined $20,000 (included in other operating expenses)for violating a building code,this fine is not tax deductible.ZEA claimed CCA for tax purposes of $600,000 in 2017 and $700,000 in 2018.
Required:
a.Calculate the income tax expense for 2017 and 2018.
b.Calculate the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in each of 2017,and 2018.
c.Calculate the basic EPS for each of 2017,and 2018.
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What is the tax expense under the deferral method for FY2018? 
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In its first year of operations,a company reported taxable income of $200,000.In its second year the company incurred a $250,000 loss.During these first two years,the tax rates were 30% and 35% respectively.It is now the end of the third year,and the company a taxable income of $260,000.The company carries losses to the earliest year possible.The tax rate is currently 40%.The amount of income tax receivable or payable in the current (third)year is:
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Why does Capital Cost Allowance (CCA)usually exceed the amount of depreciation for tax purposes?
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A company had taxable income of $12 million in fiscal 2016 and paid taxes of 4.8 million; the company incurred a loss of $7 million in fiscal 2017 when the tax rate is 50%.How much refund is the company entitled to?
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Under the accrual method,what is the effect of the tax rate change in FY2019? 
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In the first two years of operations,a company reports taxable income of $200,000 and $250,000,respectively.In these two years,the company paid $45,000 and $56,000,respectively,in income taxes.It is now the end of the third year,and the company has a loss of $420,000 for tax purposes.The company carries losses to the earliest year possible.The tax rate is currently 25%.
Required:
Compute the amount of income tax payable or receivable in the current (third)year.
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A company has a deferred tax liability of $120,000 at the beginning of the fiscal year relating to a taxable temporary difference of $300,000.The current year tax rate is 20%.
Required:
Provide the journal entry to reflect the tax rate change.
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Using the following table,contrast the substantive differences between IFRS and ASPE for (a)the method of accounting for income taxes and (b)presentation and disclosure.

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