During 2020, the following items caused taxable income to be different than accounting income:

• For tax purposes, CCA was $172,800 in 2020. The year-end book value is $720,000 and the tax value is $691,200.
• In 2020 Killim Inc. paid $72,000 rent in advance for 2020 ($36,000) and 2021 ($36,000). The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) allows the deduction of actual rent payments when they are paid. By December 31, 2020, Killim had a balance of $36,000 in Prepaid Rent.
• In 2020, dividends of $24,000 were received from a taxable Canadian corporation and included in accounting income. These dividends are not taxable.
• In 2020, a golf club membership of $7,200 was an expense in arriving at accounting income. This is not an allowable deduction for tax purposes.
• In 2020, Killim Inc. offered a warranty on goods sold. Warranty expenses for 2020 were $26,400 and warranty cash payments in 2020 were $9,600. The balance of the warranty liability on the statement of financial position is $16,800. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) allows the deduction of actual warranty costs when they are paid.

Required:

( a ) Calculate taxable income for 2020.

( b ) Calculate current income taxes payable for 2020.

( c ) Calculate the balance of any deferred income taxes asset and deferred income tax liability at December 31, 2020. Do this for each item and identify any balances as either a deferred tax asset or a deferred tax liability.

            (d ) Prepare the journal entry(s) to record current income taxes for 2020 and record an entry for of the deferred tax determined in part c.

During 2020, the following items caused taxable income to be different than accounting income:

• For tax purposes, CCA was $172,800 in 2020. The year-end book value is $720,000 and the tax value is $691,200.
• In 2020 Killim Inc. paid $72,000 rent in advance for 2020 ($36,000) and 2021 ($36,000). The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) allows the deduction of actual rent payments when they are paid. By December 31, 2020, Killim had a balance of $36,000 in Prepaid Rent.
• In 2020, dividends of $24,000 were received from a taxable Canadian corporation and included in accounting income. These dividends are not taxable.
• In 2020, a golf club membership of $7,200 was an expense in arriving at accounting income. This is not an allowable deduction for tax purposes.
• In 2020, Killim Inc. offered a warranty on goods sold. Warranty expenses for 2020 were $26,400 and warranty cash payments in 2020 were $9,600. The balance of the warranty liability on the statement of financial position is $16,800. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) allows the deduction of actual warranty costs when they are paid.

Required:

( a ) Calculate taxable income for 2020.

( b ) Calculate current income taxes payable for 2020.

( c ) Calculate the balance of any deferred income taxes asset and deferred income tax liability at December 31, 2020. Do this for each item and identify any balances as either a deferred tax asset or a deferred tax liability.

            (d ) Prepare the journal entry(s) to record current income taxes for 2020 and record an entry for of the deferred tax determined in part c.

The legitimacy of the Chinese government and its economic growth

Based on international standard both China and Singapore are considered as in authoritarian regime, simply saying individual freedoms are subordinate to the state, and there is no constitutional accountability. However, both of them achieved the economic success world-widely speaking. Singapore economy is one of the most stable in the world, with no foreign debt, high government revenue and a consistently positive surplus. China on the other hand, had become second largest economy in the world and was enjoying a very high growth rate of economy, but steadily growth of economy up until 2010 when it started slowed down after.

Question:

A) Why would a slowing growth economy be considered as a threat to the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party? (200-300 words)

B) Why did Chinese Communist Party look to Singapore for inspiration of ruling and developing economy? (200-300 words)

The PC Supply manufactures memory cards that sell to wholesalers for $2.00 each. Variable and fixed costs are as follows: Variable Costs per card Fixed Costs per Month Manufacturing Direct materials $0.30 Direct labor 0.25 Factory overhead 0.25 0.80 Factory overhead $4,000 Selling and admin. 0.15 Selling and admin. 3,000 Total $0.95 Total $7,000 PC Supply produced and sold 10,000 cards during October 2010. There were no beginning or ending inventories.

a. Prepare a contribution income statement for the month of October.

b. Determine PC Supply’s monthly break-even point in units.

c. Determine the effect on monthly profit of a 1,100 unit increase in monthly sales.

d. If PC Supply is subject to an income tax of 28 percent, determine the dollar sales volume is required to earn a monthly after-tax profit of $22,000.

accounting question

On

1 April 2010

Parent Ltd acquired 90% of the equity in Subsidiary Ltd for $650 000 cash.

At this date the equity of Subsidiary Ltd comprised:

Share capital

$500 000

Retained earnings

130 000

Part A

(a) Assume the net assets of Subsidiary Ltd were at fair value on 1 April 2010. Prepare the

notional journal entry to offset the carrying amount of the asset Investment in Subsidiary Ltd

and the parent’s portion of equity in Subsidiary Ltd in accordance with the requirements of

NZ IFRS 3 Business Combinations

and

NZ IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b) Assume the net assets of Subsidiary Ltd were

not

at fair value on 1 April 2010. At the

date of acquisition Subsidiary Ltd had an unrecognised intangible asset of $22 000 and a

contingent liability of $8 000. Prepare the notional journal entry to offset the carrying amount

of the asset Investment in Subsidiary Ltd and the parent’s portion of equity in Subsidiary Ltd

in accordance with the requirements of

NZ IFRS 3 Business Combinations

and

NZ IFRS 10

Consolidated Financial Statements.

(c) Briefly explain why the amount of acquired goodwill recognised above in (a) and (b) will

not be the same amount.

Part B

Assume the net assets of Subsidiary Ltd were at fair value on 1 April 2010. Prepare the

notional journal entry to identify the non-controlling interest (NCI) in Subsidiary Ltd to be

reported in the group accounts as at 31 March 2017 in accordance with the requirements of

NZ IFRS 3 Business Combinations

and

NZ IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements

.

Parent Ltd measures the NCI at the NCI’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable

net assets.

Additional information provided for Part B:

(i) During March 2016 Subsidiary Ltd made sales to Parent Ltd and realised a profit of

$2 000. At 31 March 2016 this purchase was included in the inventory balance of Parent Ltd.

(ii) During March 2017 Subsidiary Ltd made sales to Parent Ltd and realised a profit of

$3 000. Parent Ltd had not sold this purchase of inventory by 31 March 2017.

(iii) At the date of consolidation 31 March 2017 the equity of Subsidiary Ltd comprised:

Share capital

$500 000

Retained earnings - opening

145 000

Profit after tax

62 000

Dividends declared and paid

35 000

172 000

ARS

30 000

Total equity

702 000

(iv) The directors of Parent Ltd believe the acquired goodwill in Subsidiary Ltd was impaired

by $4 500 in the year ended 31 March 2017.

Calculate the pH at 25°C of 176.0 mL of a buffer solution that is 0.210 M NH4Cl and 0.210 M NH3 before and after the addition of 1.50 mL of 6.0 M HNO3. (The pKa for NH4+ = 9.75)

• What is the importance of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and water for exercise?
• How should be pre-exercise nutrition?
• How should be post-exercise nutrition?
• What should be the pattern of the meals before, during and after the exercise?

Question 3
As a website developer, you have been contracted to design a website for a retail shop. Discuss the necessary steps that you would take:
a. Before
b. During
c. After
Site development.

Acquisition Cost, Equity Method, Eliminating Entries, Second Year

Peak Entertainment acquires all of the stock of Saddlestone Inc. on January 1, 2020. In preparing to consolidate the trial balances of Peak and Saddlestone at December 31, 2021 (two years after the acquisition), you assemble the following information:

Date-of-acquisition information:

• Value of stock given up to acquire Saddlestone: $20,000,000.

• Direct merger costs: $250,000.

• Saddlestone’s shareholders’ equity: $7,200,000, consisting of capital stock, $2,000,000; retained earnings, $5,000,000; accumulated other comprehensive income, $200,000.

• Fair value of earnings contingency agreement to be paid in cash: $300,000.

• Fair value of previously unrecorded identifiable intangibles (5-year life): $2,000,000. There are no revaluations of Saddlestone’s reported net assets.

Information for 2020 and 2021:

• Saddlestone’s reported net income for 2020: $3,000,000; for 2021: $3,500,000.

• Saddlestone’s reported other comprehensive income for 2020: $100,000 net income; for 2021: $25,000 net loss.

• Saddlestone declared and paid dividends of $1,000,000 each year.

• Goodwill and identifiable intangibles are not impaired in 2020; goodwill is impaired by $200,000 in 2021.

Required

a. Prepare the 2020 and 2021 journal entries made by Peak to record its investment, using the complete equity method.

Enter numerical answers using all zeros (do not abbreviate in thousands or in millions).

b. Prepare the consolidation eliminating entries made at December 31, 2021.

Enter numerical answers using all zeros (do not abbreviate in thousands or in millions).

Question 1: Partial year’s depreciation; alternative methods; exchange/disposal of PPE

Videotron Ltee completed the following transactions involving printing equipment.

Machine 6690 was purchased for cash on May 1, 2020, at an installed cost of $72,900. Its useful life was estimated to be four years with an $8,100 trade-in value. Straight-line depreciation was recorded for the machine at the ends of 2020 and 2021.

On August 5, 2020, it was traded for Machine 6691, which had an installed cash price of $54,000. A trade-in allowance of $40,500 was received and the balance was paid in cash. The new machine’s life was estimated at five years with a $9,450 trade-in value. The fair values of Machines 6690 and 6691 were not reliably determined at the time of the exchange. Double-declining-balance depreciation was recorded on each December 31 of Machine 6691’s life. On February 1, 2025, it was sold for $13,500.

Machine 6711 was purchased on February 1, 2025, at an installed cash price of $79,650. It was estimated that the new machine would produce 75,000 units during its useful life, after which it would have an $8,100 trade-in value. Units-of-production depreciation was recorded on the machine for 2025, a period in which it produced 7,500 units of product. Between January 1 and October 3, 2026, the machine produced 11,250 more units. On October 3, 2026, it was sold for $54,000

Required

Prepare journal entries to record:

1. The depreciation expense recorded to the nearest whole month on the first December 31 of each machine’s life. (for units-of-production, round the rate per unit to three decimal places).
2. The purchase/exchange/disposal of each machine.

Question 2: Intangible assets

On February 3, 2020, Secure Software Group purchased the patent for a new software for cash of $220,800. The company expects the software to be sold over the next five years and uses the straight-line method to amortize intangibles.

Required

1. Prepare entries to record the:

1. Purchase of the software patent.
2. Straight-line amortization for the year ended December 31, 2020, calculated to the nearest whole month. Round to the nearest dollar.

2. On December 31, 2020, the company’s adjusted trial balance showed the additional asset accounts shown below. Prepare the asset section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2020, including the patent purchased on February 3, 2020.

Accounts receivable………………………………$285,600

Accumulated depreciation, equipment……………$259,200

Accumulated depreciation, building………………$189,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts……………………$8,400

Cash………………………………………………. $103,200

Equipment…………………………………………$477,600

Building………………………………………… $595,200

Land………………………………………………. $ 110,400

Merchandise inventory…………………………… $ 135,600