Answer:
a. Difference between book income and tax income = $229,505.73
b. The difference between book income and tax income is favorable.
c. Deferred tax liability = $48,196.20
Explanation:
a. Compute the difference between TPW's book and tax income resulting from the installment sale method.
This can be computed as follows:
Amount realized on sale of land = Cash paid by purchaser + Value of interest- bearing note given by the purchaser = $89,000 + $731,000 = $820,000
Adjusted tax basis in land = $549,000
Book income = Amount realized on sale of land - adjusted tax basis in hand = $820,000 - $549,000 = $271,000
Gross profit percent = Book income / Amount realized on sale of land = $271,000 / $820,000 = 0.3305, or 33.05%
Cash received on sale of land = Cash paid by purchaser + Principal payment received in August = $89,000 + $36,550 = $125,550
Tax income =Cash received on sale of land * Gross profit percent = $125,550 * 33.05% = $41,494.28
Difference between book income and tax income = Book income - Tax income = $271,000 - $41,494.28 = $229,505.73
b. Is this difference favorable or unfavorable?
Since the book income greater than the tax income, this implies that the difference between book income and tax income is favorable.
c. Using a 21 percent tax rate, compute PTR's deferred tax asset or liability (identify which) resulting from the book/tax difference.
Deferred tax liability = Difference between book income and tax income * 21% = $229,505.73 * 21% = $48,196.20
