Question: Problem 1 ABC Co. establishes a liability at the end of 2020 for the estimated litigation settlement for manufacturing defects of: $ 150,000,000 All related

Problem 1

ABC Co. establishes a liability at the end of 2020 for the estimated

litigation settlement for manufacturing defects of:

$ 150,000,000

All related costs will be paid and deducted on the tax return in 2021.

Also, at the end of 2020, the company has:

Temporary differences due to excess depreciation for tax purposes

$ 70,000,000

The amount of the temporary differences to be reversed in 2021

$ 12,000,000

The enacted tax rate for all years is:

25%

In 2020, the company paid taxes of

$ 30,000,000

ABC expects to have taxable income in 2021.

Assume that the only deferred tax account at the beginning of 2020 was

a deferred tax liability of

$ 6,500,000

Draft the income tax expense portion of the income statement for 2020.

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