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Listed below is a group of temporary differences. For each item, identify if it leads to a deferred tax asset (DTA) or a deferred tax liability (DTL).
1. Accrued of a loss contingency; tax deductible when paid.
2. Prepaid rent; tax deductible when paid
3. Warranty expenses estimated for financial reporting purposes; deductible for tax purposes when paid
4. Unrealized loss from recording investments at fair value; tax deductible when investments are sold
5. Advance rent receipts on an operating lease; taxable when received
6. Straight-line depreciation for financial reporting; accelerated depreciation for tax purposes
7. Accrued bond expense; tax deductible when paid
8. Online newspaper subscription revenue taxable when received; recognized for financial reporting when the online newspaper is provided
| Deferred Tax is created when there is timing difference between tax and book values for particular event. | ||||||||||
| The effect of tax on timing difference is termed as deffered tax. Now there can be Deferred tax liability (DTL) | ||||||||||
| ans Deferred Tax Assets(DTA) | ||||||||||
| DTL is created when income as per books is more than income as per tax purpose (taxable income) which means we have | ||||||||||
| paid less tax in current period and have to pay more tax in future years hence liability is deferred | ||||||||||
| DTA is created when taxable income is more than book income, than we pay more tax in current year and will pay less | ||||||||||
| tax in future year i.e the asset is deferred. | ||||||||||
| Hence the answers are: | ||||||||||
| 1 | Deferred Tax liabilty | |||||||||
| 2 | Deferred Tax Asset | |||||||||
| 3 | Deferred Tax liabilty | |||||||||
| 4 | Deferred Tax Asset | |||||||||
| 5 | Deferred Tax liabilty | |||||||||
| 6 | Deferred Tax Asset | |||||||||
| 7 | Deferred Tax liabilty | |||||||||
| 8 | Deferred Tax liabilty | |||||||||
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