Answer:
Maui Resort Inc.
Journal Entry:
December 31, 2020:
Debit Loss from Unrealizable DTA $31,000
Credit Allowance for Unrealizable DTA $31,000
To record the loss from unrealizable DTA and increase the balance to $35,000 (credit).
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
December 31, 2020 Deferred Tax Asset (DTA) = $50,000
Estimate of realizable DTA = 30% of $50,000 = $15,000
Allowance for unrealizable DTA for 2020 = 70% of $50,000 = $35,000
Loss from unrealizable DTA = $31,000 ($35,000 - $5,000)
b) Like the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, the DTA Valuation Allowance is a contra-account to the Deferred Tax asset Account. It shows the amount of the deferred tax asset with a more than 50% probability of being lost or unutilized in the future as a result of the non-availability of sufficient future taxable income.
