Answer:
<h2>Alsup Consulting</h2>
<h3>Income Taxes</h3>
a. Journal Entries for 2015:
Debit Income Tax Expense $40,000
Credit Income Tax Payable $34,000
Credit Deferred Tax Liability $6,000
To record the income tax for the year.
b. Journal Entries for 2016:
Debit Income Tax Expense $66,000
Debit Deferred Tax Asset $2,000
Credit Income Tax Payable $68,000
To record the income tax for the year.
c. Journal Entries for 2017:
Debit Income Tax Expense $54,000
Credit Income Tax Payable $44,000
Credit Deferred Tax Liability $10,000
To record income tax for the year.
d. Journal Entries for 2018:
Debit Income Tax Expense $46,000
Debit Income Tax Payable $56,000
Credit Deferred Tax Asset $10,000
To record income tax for the year.
NB: There is confusion with the years in the question. So, I decided to give the journal entries for the four years.
Explanation:
a) Service Collections Pre-tax Tax Temporary
Revenue Accounting Income Differences
Income
2015 $560,000 $545,000 $100,000 $85,000 ($15,000)
2016 660,000 665,000 165,000 170,000 5,000
2017 625,000 600,000 135,000 110,000 (25,000)
2018 610,000 635,000 115,000 140,000 25,000
b) Accounting Tax Temporary Differences
Income Tax Income Tax Income Deferred Tax
2015 $100,000 $40,000 $85,000 $34,000 ($15,000) ($6,000) L
2016 165,000 66,000 170,000 68,000 5,000 2,000 A
2017 135,000 54,000 110,000 44,000 (25,000) (10,000) L
2018 115,000 46,000 140,000 56,000 25,000 (10,000) A
c) The temporary difference between taxes as per accounting income and taxes as per tax regulation is recorded in the books through Deferred tax asset or deferred tax liability. When accounting income is more than tax income it would imply more taxes need to be paid in future, so a deferred tax liability account is created.
d) Tax Computations: The prevalent tax rate of 40% is multiplied with the pre-tax accounting income, the pre-tax taxable income, and the temporary differences in income respectively to obtain their respective taxes. Ordinarily, the differences in the tax amounts of accounting income and taxable income is deferred tax asset/liability. The deferred tax asset and liability can still be obtained separately as we have done in this case. They give the same results.
