Assume the same information as E19-23B, except that based on the weight of available evidence in 2014, it is more likely than not that 40 percent of the benefits of any loss carryforward will not be realized. In 2015, the benefits of any loss carryforwards are judged more likely than not to be realized in the future.

In E19-23B, Public Wares Corporation reports the following pretax income (loss) for both financial reporting purposes and tax purposes. (Assume the carryback provision is used for a net operating loss and 2013 is the company’s first year of operations.)

The tax rates listed were all enacted by the beginning of 2013.

Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entries for the years 2013 through 2016 to record income tax expense (benefit) and income tax payable (refundable) and the tax effects of the loss carryback and carryforward,.
(b) Prepare the income tax section of the 2014 income statement beginning with the line “Operating loss before income taxes.”
(c) Prepare the income tax section of the 2015 income statement beginning with the line “Operating loss before incometaxes.”

Year Pretax Incom (Loss) Tax Rate 2013 2014 2015 2016 $230,000 (335,000) (50,000) 265,000 40% 40% 35% 30%