Wynn Sheet Metal reported a net operating loss of $130,000 for
financial reporting and tax purposes in 2018. The enacted tax rate
is 30%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn’s
first four years of operation were as follows:
Taxable Income |
Tax Rates |
Income Taxes Paid | |||||||
2014 | $ | 75,000 | 20 | % | $ | 15,000 | |||
2015 | 85,000 | 20 | 17,000 | ||||||
2016 | 95,000 | 30 | 28,500 | ||||||
2017 | 75,000 | 40 | 30,000 | ||||||
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the
income tax benefit of the net operating loss. Wynn elects the
carryback option.
2. Show the lower portion of the 2018 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the net operating loss.
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