Question

"Ayres Services acquired an asset for $80 million in 2021. The asset is depreciated for financial reporting purposes over four years on a straight-line basis (no residual value). For tax purposes the asset’s cost is depreciated by MACRS. The enacted tax rate is 25%. Amounts for pretax accounting income, depreciation, and taxable income in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 are as follows: ($ in millions) 2021 2022 2023 2024 Pretax accounting income $ 330 $ 350 $ 365 $ 400 Depreciation on the income statement 20 20 20 20 Depreciation on the tax return (25 ) (33 ) (15 ) (7 ) Taxable income $ 325 $ 337 $ 370 $ 413 Required: For December 31 of each year, determine (a) the cumulative temporary book-tax difference for the depreciable asset and (b) the balance to be reported in the deferred tax liability account. (Leave no cell blank, enter "0" wherever applicable. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).)"

Answer 1

a. The cumulative temporary book-tax difference for the depreciable asset are as follows:

December 31, 2021 = $60 million

December 31, 2022 = $40 million

December 31, 2023 = $20 million

December 31, 2024 = $0

b. The balance to be reported in the deferred tax liability account are as follows.

December 31, 2021 = $15 million

December 31, 2022 = $10 million

December 31, 2023 = $5 million

December 31, 2024 = $0

Explanation:

Note: See the attached excel file for the calculation of cumulative temporary book-tax difference for the depreciable asset and the balance to be reported in the deferred tax liability account for December 31 of years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 in bold red color.

In the attached excel file, the following formula are used:

Cumulative Temporary differences at December 31 of the current year = Cumulative Temporary differences at December 31 of the previous year + (Depreciation on the tax return at December 31 of the current year - Depreciation on the income statement at December 31 of the current year)

Balance to be reported in deferred tax liability account at December 31 of the current year = Cumulative Temporary differences at December 31 of the current year * Tax rate