Question: Alsup Consulting sometimes performs services for which it receives payment at the conclusion of the engagement, up to six months after services commence. Alsup recognizes

Alsup Consulting sometimes performs services for which it receives payment at the conclusion of the engagement, up to six months after services commence. Alsup recognizes service revenue for financial reporting purposes when the services are performed. For tax purposes, revenue is reported when fees are collected. Service revenue, collections, and pretax accounting income for 20172020 are as follows:

Service Revenue Collections Pretax Accounting Income
2017 $ 737,000 $ 707,000 $ 280,000
2018 840,000 850,000 345,000
2019 805,000 775,000 315,000
2020 790,000 825,000 295,000

There are no differences between accounting income and taxable income other than the temporary difference described above. The enacted tax rate for each year is 40%. (Hint: You may find it helpful to prepare a schedule that shows the balances in service revenue receivable at December 31, 20172020.) Required: 1. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Alsup's 2018 income taxes, Alsups 2019 income taxes and Alsups 2020 income taxes. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in thousands (e.g. 150,000 should be entered as 150).)

  • Record 2018 income taxes.
  • Record 2019 income taxes.
  • Record 2020 income taxes.

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