Question

As a tax consultant, you receive tax forms and financial reports from various companies. Following are independent cases in which you have to check the given numbers and decide whether it is correct or not. If it is wrong, then you have to provide (a) the correct answer with detailed calculations and (b) explanations of your answers including the appropriate accounting treatment of the various transactions.

A. National Tourism Company reported on 31 December, 2018 a pretax financial income of $900,000 which is subject to 40% tax rate. At the beginning of that year, the company had a deferred tax liability of $18,000 and a deferred tax asset of $12,000. During the year, National recorded warranty costs of $156,000 to be paid in 2019 and prepaid advertising expense that will be used in 2019 of $36,000. Also, the company in 2018 received an interest on governmental bonds of $72,000. National reported $114,000 operating losses carryforward and $78,000 of installment sales revenue to be collected in 2019.
At December 31, 2018, the company’s accountant reported a taxable income of $714,000 on its tax return. Also, he decreased deferred tax asset by $64,800 and reported deferred tax liability of $31,200. Do you agree with the reported numbers?

Answer 1