Question: Lu Ltd. has experienced the following accounting and taxable income: Accounting Earnings Taxable Income* Tax Rate 20X4 $ (97,000) $ (73,000) 34 % 20X5 91,000

Lu Ltd. has experienced the following accounting and taxable income:

Accounting EarningsTaxable Income*Tax Rate
20X4$(97,000)$(73,000)34%
20X591,00055,50036
20X6101,00093,00034
20X761,000(99,000)30

Before applying any available tax loss carryforwards


The differences between accounting and taxable income are caused by differences between accounting and tax expenses that will not reverse (permanent differences). All tax rates are enacted in the year to which they relate.


Required:
1. Record income tax for 20X4 through 20X7 assuming that the future use of tax loss carryforwards is not considered to be probable.

2. Repeat requirement 1, assuming that the use of tax loss carryforwards is considered to be probable in the loss year.

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