Question: Q1. (Two Differences, No Beginning Deferred Taxes, Tracked through 2 Years) The following information is available for DirectMedia Inc. for 2012. 1. Excess of tax

Q1. (Two Differences, No Beginning Deferred Taxes, Tracked through 2 Years) The following information is available for DirectMedia Inc. for 2012.

1. Excess of tax depreciation over book depreciation, $80,000. This $80,000 difference will reverse equally over the next 4 years.

2. Deferral, for book purposes, of $25,000 of subscription income received in advance. The subscription income will be earned in 2013.

3. Pretax financial income, $160,000.

4. Tax rate for all years, 35%.

Instructions

(a) Compute taxable income for 2012 (Check your answer: $105,000).

(b) Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2012.

(c) Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2013, assuming taxable income of $255,000.

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