Corporations are required to detail their book/tax differences on either Schedule M-1 or Schedule M-3 attached to the corporate income tax return. Why is the IRS interested in this information?
Ans : the difference in book or tax are refereed as timing difference and it arises due to recognisation of revenue and expenses in one period and in taxes in another period. The differences might be temporary or permanent. Temporary difference get set off in subsequent periods.
It's is interested in such information for the following purposes.
1. Firstly in books all expenditure are booked but in tax not all expenses are allowed so this difference are to be located so correct amount of tax is being paid to government.
2. Secondly some times in tax expenses are allowed in subsequent period and books is recognised in current period or vice versa. so to ensure taxes are correctly paid in the period in which it is assessee liability such differences are important.
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