Question

(NOL Carryback and Carryforward, Valuation Account versus No Valuation Account) Public
Wares Corporation reports the following pretax income (loss) for both financial reporting purposes and tax purposes.
(Assume the carryback provision is used for a net operating loss and 2013 is the company’s first year of operations.)
Year	Pretax Income (Loss)			Tax Rate
2013		$230,000		40%
2014		-335,000		40%
2015		-50,000		40%
2016		265,000		40%

Prepare the journal entries for the years 2013 through 2016 to record income tax expense (benefit) and income tax payable (refundable)                                                                                         

and the tax effects of the loss carryback and carryforward, assuming that the benefits of any loss carryforwards are judged more likely than not to be realized in the future.

Answer 1

Solution:

Journal Entries - Wares Corporation
Year	Particulars	Debit	Credit
2013	Income Tax Expense Dr ($230000*40%)	$92,000.00
	To Income Tax Payable		$92,000.00
	(Being income tax recorded for 2013)
2014	Income Tax Receivables Dr ($230,000*40%)	$92,000.00
	Deferred tax Assets Dr ($105000*40%)	$42,000.00
	To Income Tax Benefit		$134,000.00
	(Being income tax benefit due to loss carry back and carry forward)
2015	Deferred tax Assets Dr ($50000*40%)	$20,000.00
	To Income Tax Benefit		$20,000.00
	(Being income tax benefit and Deferred tax assets recorded due to loss carry forward)
2016	Income Tax Expense Dr ($265,000*40%)	$106,000.00
	To Deferred tax Assets ($155,000*40%)		$62,000.00
	To Income tax payable ($110,000*40%)		$44,000.00
	(Being deferred tax assets reversed and income tax expense recorded for 2016)