Question: Background information The profit before tax, reported in the statement of comprehensive income of Balwyn Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2024 amounted to:

Background information
The profit before tax, reported in the statement of comprehensive income of Balwyn Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2024
amounted to: 9,840,000
Subscription revenue 307,000
Government award income 553,000
Doubtful debts expense 61,000
Depreciation (Equipment) 479,640
Depreciation (Buildings) 98,000
Maintenance expense 276,000
Employee benefits expense 184,000
Rent expense 92,000
Entertainment expense 153,700
The draft statements of financial position of the company at 30 June 2024 and 2023 showed the following assets and liabilities:
2024 ($) 2023 ($)
Assets
Cash 645,000 707,000
Inventory 1,383,000 1,260,000
Accounts receivable 3,997,000 3,813,000
Allowance for doubtful debts -319,000 -295,000
Prepaid rent 172,000 159,000
Equipment 3,997,000 3,997,000
Accumulated depreciation - Equipment -2,398,200 -1,918,560
Buildings 2,460,000 2,460,000
Accumulated depreciation - Buildings -984,000 -885,000
Land 1,537,000 1,537,000
Goodwill (net) 615,000 615,000
Deferred tax asset ? 367,128
Liabilities
Accounts payable 2,337,000 2,091,000
Provision for maintenance 492,000 369,000
Provision for employee benefits 338,000 246,000
Subscription received in advance 215,000 153,000
Deferred tax liability ? 0
Additional Information:
Subscription revenue is tax assessable when it is received in cash
Government award income is not tax assessable
Doubtful debts are tax deductible when the company actually incurs bad debts/write off
For accounting purpose, the equipment is depreciated using the annual straight line method at a rate of: 12%
For tax purpose, however, the equipment is depreciated using the annual straight line method at a rate of: 10%
Depreciation of buildings is not allowed as tax deductions and goodwill is not tax assessable
Employee benefits are tax deductible when they are paid in cash to the employees
Rent expense and maintenance expense are tax deductible when paid in cash
Entertainment expense is not allowed as tax deduction
Assume a tax rate for the financial years ending 30 June 2023 and 2024 to be: 30%
Calculate the taxable income/tax loss and the current tax liability (if any) for the financial year ended 30 June 2024.
Prepare a journal entry to recognise the current tax liability/tax loss.
Calculate deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability balances as at 30 June 2024.
Prepare the deferred tax journal entries for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Note that you are NOT required to prepare journals to offset the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability balances.
Show your calculation using deferred tax worksheets by creating separate columns for:
carrying amount, tax base, taxable temporary differences and deductible temporary differences.
Assume that by 1 December 2024 there was a change in tax rate to: 27.50%
With reference to AASB112 Income Taxes, discuss the accounting treatment of the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability
balances as at 1 December 2024 following a lower tax threshold for the 2024-2025 financial year.
Prepare the journal entries to record the effect of change in tax rate.

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