Question: Needs corrections please - Exercise 19-25 Meyer reported the following pretax financial income (loss) for the years 20122016. 2012 $243,100 2013 357,000 2014 120,000 2015

Needs corrections please - Exercise 19-25 Meyer reported the following pretax financial income (loss) for the years 20122016.

2012 $243,100

2013 357,000

2014 120,000

2015 (574,000)

2016 176,900

Pretax financial income (loss) and taxable income (loss) were the same for all years involved. The enacted tax rate was 38% for 2012 and 2013, and 44% for 20142016. Assume the carryback provision is used first for net operating losses. Prepare the journal entries for the years 20142016 to record income tax expense, income taxes payable (refundable), and the tax effects of the loss carryback and loss carryforward, assuming that based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that one-fifth of the benefits of the loss carryforward will not be realized.

Date

Account titles and explanation

Debit

Credit

2014

Income tax expense

52800

Income tax payable

52800

2015

Income tax refund receivable

188460

Deferred tax asset

42680

Benefit due to loss carry forward (this answer is incorrect)

188460

Benefit due to loss carry forward

42680

(to record refund)

Benefit due to loss carry forward

8536

Allowance to reduce deferred tax asset

8536

(to record allowance)

2016

Income tax expense

77836

Income tax payable

42680 (this answer is incorrect)

Deferred tax asset

35156 (this answer is incorrect)

(to record income taxes)

Allowance to reduce deferred tax asset

8536

Benefit due to loss carry forward

8536

(To Adjust allowance)

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