You have been assigned to compute the income tax provision for Motown Memories, Inc. (MM) as of

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You have been assigned to compute the income tax provision for Motown Memories, Inc. (MM) as of December 31, 2020. The Company’s Income Statement for 2020 is provided below:

Motown Memories, Inc.

Statement of Operations






at December 31, 2020












Net sales





$50,000,000

Cost of sales




28,000,000

 Gross profit




22,000,000







Compensation




2,000,000

Selling expenses




1,500,000

Depreciation and amortization



4,000,000

Other expenses




 500,000

 Total operating expenses



8,000,000

Income from operations




$14,000,000

Interest and other income




1,000,000

Income before income taxes



$15,000,000


You have identified the following permanent differences:

Interest income from municipal bonds: $50,000

 Nondeductible meals and entertainment expenses: $20,000

 Nondeductible fines: $5,000 

MM prepared the following schedule of temporary differences from the beginning of the year to the end of the year:

Motown Memories, Inc.

Temporary Difference Scheduling Template















Beginning

Current

EOY

Ending

Taxable


Deferred

Year

Cumulative

Deferred

Temporary Differences


Taxes

Change

T/D

Taxes







Accumulated depreciation


(1,680,000)

(1,000,000)

(9,000,000)

(1,890,000)




Beginning

Current

EOY

Ending

Deductible 


Deferred

Year

Cumulative

Deferred

Temporary Differences


Taxes

Change

T/D

Taxes







Allowance for bad debts


42,000

50,000

250,000

52,500

Reserve for warranties


21,000

20,000

120,000

25,200

Inventory §263A adjustment


50,400

60,000

300,000

63,000

Deferred compensation


10,500

10,000

60,000

12,600

Accrued pension liabilities


630,000

250,000

3,250,000

682,500







Total


753,900

390,000

3,980,000

835,800


a. Compute MM’s current income tax expense or benefit for 2020.

b. Compute MM’s deferred income tax expense or benefit for 2020.

c. Prepare a reconciliation of MM’s total income tax provision with its hypothetical income tax expense of 21 percent in both dollars and rates.

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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2021

ISBN: 9781260247138

12th Edition

Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Barrick, Troy Lewis, John Robinson, Connie Weaver, Ronald Worsham

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