Australian Koala Inc.s (AKI) accounting income before income taxes was $405,000 for the year ended December 31,
Question:
Australian Koala Inc.’s (AKI) accounting income before income taxes was $405,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. Additional information pertaining to income taxes follows:
■ Depreciation on capital assets was $205,000. Capital cost allowance claimed was $194,000.
■ Cash remitted to the pension trustee for the year by AKI was $270,000. Pension expense was $280,000. For income tax purposes, pension costs are deductible when cash is remitted to the trustee.
■ Dividends received from a taxable Canadian corporation were $15,000.
■ Life insurance premiums on the lives of the AKI’s chief executive officer paid by the company were $12,000. This expense is not deductible for tax purposes.
■ On January 1, 2021, the government unexpectedly changed the income tax rate from 30% to 25%, effective immediately. At that time, Australian Koala Inc. had a $200,000 net defined pension liability balance on its statement of financial position and the net book value of its capital assets (accounting basis) was $800,000 while the undepreciated capital cost (tax basis) was $750,000. (Note that the pension liability represents the accumulated difference between pension expense and cash remitted to the pension trustee. A liability exists as the cumulative pension expense exceeded the cumulative cash remittance.)
Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record income taxes for Australian Koala Inc. for 2021.
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