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The DeVille Company reported pretax accounting income on its income statement as follows: 2019 2020 2021 2022 Pretax accounting income $350,000 270,000 340,000 380,000 Included in the income of 2019 was an installment sale of property in the amount of $50,000. However, for tax purposes, DeVille reported the income in the year cash was collected. Cash collected on the installment sale was $20,000 in 2020, $25,000 in 2021, and $5,000 in 2022. Included in the income of 2020 was $20,000 fine paid for violation of federal law. The enacted tax rate for 2019 and 2020 was 30%, but during 2020, new tax legislation was passed reducing the tax rate to 20% beginning in 2021.
1. Prepare the year-end journal entries to record income taxes for 2019.
2. Prepare the year-end journal entries to record income taxes for 2020.
Provide Explanation for each part