Mozart Inc.s $98,000 taxable income for 2014 will be taxed at the 40% corporate tax rate. For

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Mozart Inc.’s $98,000 taxable income for 2014 will be taxed at the 40% corporate tax rate. For tax purposes, its depreciation expense exceeded the depreciation used for financial reporting purposes by $27,000. Mozart has $45,000 of purchased goodwill on its books; during 2014, the company determined that the goodwill had suffered a $3,000 impairment of value for financial reporting purposes. None of the goodwill impairment is deductible for tax purposes.
Mozart purchased a three-year corporate liability insurance policy on July 1, 2014, for $36,000 cash. The entire premium was deducted for tax purposes in 2014.

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1. Determine Mozart’s pre-tax book income for 2014.
2. Determine the changes in Mozart’s deferred tax amounts for 2014.
3. Calculate tax expense for Mozart Inc. for 2014.

Goodwill
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
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Financial Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-0078025679

6th edition

Authors: Flawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce, Mittelstaedt, Leon

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