Question

Cavan Company prepared the following reconciliation between book income and taxable income for the current year ended December 31, year 1.
Pretax accounting income ...............................$1,000,000
Taxable income ...................................................(600,000)
Difference $ 400,000 Book-tax differences:
Interest on municipal income ...........................$ 100,000
Lower financial depreciation................................300,000
Total......................................................................$ 400,000
Cavan’s effective Federal and state income tax rate for year 1 is 30%. The depreciation difference will reverse equally over the next three years at enacted tax rates as follows.
Year Tax Rate Year 2 30% Year 3 25% Year 4 25%
In Cavan’s year 1 income statement, the deferred portion of its provision for income taxes should be: __________.
a. $120,000
b. $80,000
c. $100,000
d. $90,000

Answer 1

Answer:

b. $80,000

Explanation:

The computation of the deferred portion of its provision for income taxes should be given below:

= $300,000 ÷ 3  years

= $100,000

Now

= 30% of $100,000 + 25% of $100,000 + 25% of $100,000

= $30,000 + $25,000 + $25,000

= $80,000

Therefore the option b is correct