At the end of 2020, Payne Industries had a deferred tax asset account with a balance of

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At the end of 2020, Payne Industries had a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $25 million attributable to a temporary book-tax difference of $100 million in a liability for estimated expenses. At the end of 2021, the temporary difference is $64 million. Payne has no other temporary differences and no valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset. Taxable income for 2021 is $180 million and the tax rate is 25%.


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1. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record Payne’s income taxes for 2021, assuming it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized.
2. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record Payne’s income taxes for 2021, assuming it is more likely than not that only one-fourth of the deferred tax asset ultimately will be realized.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1260481952

10th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas

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