A company purchase an asset wiht 5- year depreciable life for 75,000 with no expected salvage value.
The company uses straight line depreciation for financial statement and uses double-declining for tax accounting. Assume a tax rate of 34%
What is the value of the company's deferred tax account at the end of the second year?
Correct Answer: 6120
Can you show me how to solve this problem?
Straight-line depreciation (SL):
Year 1 = Cost / Life year = 75,000 / 5 = 15,000
Year 2 = 15,000
Double-declining depreciation (DB):
Straight-line rate = (1/life year) × 100 = (1/5) × 100 = 20%
Double declining rate = 20% × 2 = 40%
Year 1 = Cost × 40% = 75,000 × 40% = 30,000
Year 2 = (Cost – Year 1 depreciation) × 40% = (75,000 – 30,000) × 40% = 45,000 × 40% = 18,000
Deferred tax amount:
Year 1 = (DB – SL) × Tax rate = (30,000 – 15,000) × 34% = 15,000 × 34% = 5,100
Year 2 = (DB – SL) × Tax rate = (18,000 – 15,000) × 34% = 3,000 × 34% = 1,020
Total deferred tax at the end of the 2nd year = 5,100 + 1,020 = 6,120
Answer: 6,120
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