Question: Problem 2. The following differences between financial and taxable income were reported by Diver Inc. for the year: (a) Excess of tax depreciation over book
Problem 2. The following differences between financial and taxable income were reported by Diver Inc. for the year:
| (a) | Excess of tax depreciation over book depreciation | $10,000 |
| (b) | Interest revenue on municipal bonds | 9,000 |
| (c) | Excess of estimated warranty expense over actual expenditures | 54,000 |
| (d) | Rent of next year paid | 12,000 |
| (e) | Fines paid | 30,000 |
| (f) | Excess of income reported under percentage-of-completion accounting for financial reporting over completed-contract accounting used for tax reporting |
45,000 |
| (g) | Interest on indebtedness incurred to purchase tax-exempt securities | 3,000 |
| (h) | Unrealized losses on marketable securities recognized for financial reporting | 18,000 |
Instructions
(1) Assume that Diver had pretax accounting income [before considering items (a) through (h)] of $900,000 for the current year. Compute the taxable income for the current year.
(2) Make entries to record income tax expense for the year assuming that the tax rate is 20%.
(3) Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement, beginning with "Income before income taxes."
(4) Indicate how the income tax items should be presented on the balance sheet.
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