At the end of 2013, Lucretia McEvil Company has $180,000 of cumulative temporary differences that will result in reporting future taxable amounts as shown on the next page.
2014........................$ 60,000
2015...........................50,000
2016...........................40,000
2017...........................30,000
.............................. $180,000
Tax rates enacted as of the beginning of 2012 are:
2012 and 2013........................... 40%
2014 and 2015........................... 30%
2016 and later........................... 25%
McEvil's taxable income for 2013 is $320,000. Taxable income is expected in all future years.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entry for McEvil to record income taxes payable, deferred income taxes, and income tax expense for 2013, assuming that there were no deferred taxes at the end of 2012.
(b) Prepare the journal entry for McEvil to record income taxes payable, deferred income taxes, and income tax expense for 2013, assuming that there was a balance of $22,000 in a Deferred Tax Liability account at the end of 2012?