In: Accounting
During 2018, its first year of operations, Baginski Steel
Corporation reported a net operating loss of $405,000 for financial
reporting and tax purposes. The enacted tax rate is 40%.
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the
income tax benefit of the net operating loss. Assume the weight of
available evidence suggests future taxable income sufficient to
benefit from future deductible amounts from the net operating loss
carryforward.
2. Show the lower portion of the 2018 income
statement that reports the income tax benefit of the net operating
loss.