In: Accounting
Why are deffered taxex included on the balance sheet and can someone explain valuation equity and its sources?
Hey,
Deferred Taxes as the name suggest, this are taxes which are deferred to a future period. If I take an example of Depreciation it will make you understand better:
Depreciation as per Accounts books: 50000
Depreciation as per Tax books: 30000
We can see that we have charged 20000 more depreciation in books, which can be interpreted as below:
Less depreciation charged in tax -> More profit showed in tax -> More Taxes paid this year(similar to advances which will be reversed in future years). vice versa situation is also possible.
Hope this explanation helps you to understand why we include deferred taxes in balance-sheet.
Valuation Equity:
Equity of the company comprises of various items like Stocks, Additional paid-in capital, Retained Earnings and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The main source is of equity is through the earnings done by the companies. However, the valuation of equity on the stock market is not based on earnings alone, it depends on various factors like demand supply, government policies etc.
Hope this explanation helps you understand the concepts better.