Question

Problem 19-4 The accounting records of Tamarisk Inc. show the following data for 2017 (its first year of operations). 1. Life insurance expense on officers was $9,000. 2. Equipment was acquired in early January for $317,000. Straight-line depreciation over a 5-year life is used, with no salvage value. For tax purposes, Tamarisk used a 30% rate to calculate depreciation. 3. Interest revenue on State of New York bonds totaled $3,800. 4. Product warranties were estimated to be $48,400 in 2017. Actual repair and labor costs related to the warranties in 2017 were $9,300. The remainder is estimated to be paid evenly in 2018 and 2019. 5. Gross profit on an accrual basis was $103,000. For tax purposes, $79,000 was recorded on the installment-sales method. 6. Fines incurred for pollution violations were $4,000. 7. Pretax financial income was $722,700. The tax rate is 30%. Prepare a schedule starting with pretax financial income in 2017 and ending with taxable income in 2017. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Schedule of Pretax Financial Income and Taxable Income for 2017 Pretax financial income $ Permanent differences Temporary differences Taxable income SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT LINK TO TEXT LINK TO TEXT Prepare the journal entry for 2017 to record income taxes payable, income tax expense, and deferred income taxes. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Answer 1

Solution 1:

Computation of Taxable Income - Tamarisk Inc.
For year ended 2017
Particulars	Amount
Pretax financial income	$722,700.00
Permanent differences:
Life insurance expense	$9,000.00
Interest revenue on state of new york bonds	-$3,800.00
Fines for pollution violation	$4,000.00
Temporary differences:
Extra depreciation for tax over book depreication [$95,100 - ($317,000/5)]	-$31,700.00
Excess warrant expense in books over warrant payments ($48,400 - $9,300)	$39,100.00
Excess gross profit in books on accrual basis over gross profit as per installment sales method ($103,000 - $79,000)	-$24,000.00
Taxable Income	$715,300.00

Solution 2:

Journal Entries - Tamarisk Inc.
Date	Particulars	Debit	Credit
31-Dec-17	Income tax expense Dr	$219,570.00
	Deferred tax assets Dr ($39,100*30%)	$11,730.00
	To Income taxes payable ($715,300*30%)		$214,590.00
	To Deferred tax liability ($55,700*30%)		$16,710.00
	(To record income tax and deferred tax for the year)