Question

Swifty Corporation has one temporary difference at the end of 2017 that will reverse and cause taxable amounts of $49,800 in 2018, $54,700 in 2019, and $59,300 in 2020. Swifty’s pretax financial income for 2017 is $285,000, and the tax rate is 40% for all years. There are no deferred taxes at the beginning of 2017. Compute taxable income and income taxes payable for 2017.

Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2017.

Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2017, beginning with the line “Income before income taxes.”.

Answer 1

Solution 1:

Taxable income for 2017 = Pretax financial income - Taxable temporary difference

= $285,000 - ($49,800 + $54,700 + $59,300) = $121,200

Income tax payable for 2017 = $121,200 * 40% = $48,480

Solution 2:

Journal Entries - Swifty Corporation
Date	Particulars	Debit	Credit
31-Dec-17	Income tax expense Dr	$114,000.00
	To Income taxes payable ($163,800*40%)		$65,520.00
	To Deferred tax liability ($121,200*40%)		$48,480.00
	(To record income tax expense for the year)

Solution 3:

Income Statement - Swifty Corporation For the year 2017
Particulars		Amount
Operating Income (loss) before income tax		$285,000.00
Income tax expense:
Current tax	$48,480.00
Deferred tax liability	$65,520.00	$114,000.00
Net Operating Income (Loss)		$171,000.00