Question

The temporary difference will reverse evenly over the next two years at an enacted tax rate of 40%. The enacted tax rate for 2015 is 28%. What amount should be reported in its 2015 income statement as the current portion of its provision for income taxes?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) $392,000.

The amount should be reported in its 2015 income statement as the current portion of its provision for income taxes is $392,000.

To get this number you have to do the correct multiplication. You take the taxable income and multiply it by the enacted tax rate of the year 2015. So it is $1,400,000 x .28 (that is the 28%. The resulted number is $392,000.

This is how the corporation has to prepare the reconciliation for its first operation year.

The other options of the question were B) 560,000. C) 504,000. D) 720,000.