Question

Blue Corporation began 2020 with a $56,120 balance in the Deferred Tax Liability account. At the end of 2020, the related cumulative temporary difference amounts to $427,000, and it will reverse evenly over the next 2 years. Pretax accounting income for 2020 is $640,500, the tax rate for all years is 20%, and taxable income for 2020 is $494,100. Compute income taxes payable for 2020. Income taxes payable $enter Income taxes payable in dollars SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2020 beginning with the line “Income before income taxes.”. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Blue Corporation Income Statement (Partial) choose the accounting period select an income statement item $enter a dollar amount select an opening section name select an income statement item $enter a dollar amount select an income statement item enter a dollar amount enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts select a closing name for this statement $enter a total net income or loss amount

Answer 1

Solution:

a)

Income taxes payable for 2020
Beg deferred tax liability account	$ 56,120
Cumulative Temporary difference	$ 427,000
Pretax accounting income	$ 640,500
Tax rate(20/100)	$ 0.2
Taxable income	$ 494,100
Income tax payable ($494,100*0.2)	$ 98,820
End deferred tax liability($ 427,000 * 0.2)	$ 85,400
Deferred tax expense for the year($85,400 - 56,120)	$29,280

b)

Date	Account Title and Explanation	Debit	Credit
	Income tax expense	$128,100
	Income tax payable		$98,820
	Deferred tax liability		$29,280
	(To record income tax expense, deferred income tax and income tax payable for the year)

c)

Blu corporation income statement(partial)
Income before income taxes		$ 640,500
Income tax expense - current	$98,820
Income tax expense - Deferred	$28,280
		$ 128,100
Net income (loss)		$ 512,400