South Carolina Corporation has one temporary difference at the end of 2025 that will reverse and cause taxable amounts of $55,000 in 2026, $60,000 in 2027, and $65,000 in 2028. South Carolina’s pretax financial income for 2025 is $300,000, and the tax rate is 30% for all years. There are no deferred taxes at the beginning of 2025.

Instructions

a. Compute taxable income and income taxes payable for 2025.

b. Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2025.

c. Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2025, beginning with the line “Income before income taxes.”