At the end of its first year of operations on December 31, 2022, the Metro Company reported pretax financial income of $100,000. An investigation of that income revealed the following items: · Bad debts expense of $12,000 was recognized (reported on 2022 income statement). The accounts will be written off (tax deductible) in 2023. · Interest received on municipal bonds: $7,500. · Warranty expenses of $16,000 were accrued for financial reporting purposes, but were not expected to result in a cash payment until 2023. · Depreciation on the tax return exceeded depreciation for financial reporting purposes by $32,000. Assume that any deferred tax assets are considered more likely than not to be realized. The enacted income tax rate for all years is 25%. Required: 1) Compute taxable income. Show your calculation. If not, no credit. 2) Prepare the entry to record income tax expense and any related assets and liabilities for Metro on December 31, 2022.
At the end of its first year of operations on December 31, 2022, the Metro Company reported pretax
financial income of $100,000. An investigation of that income revealed the following items:
·
accounts will be written off (tax deductible) in 2023.
· Interest received on municipal bonds: $7,500.
· Warranty expenses of $16,000 were accrued for financial reporting purposes, but were not
expected to result in a cash payment until 2023.
· Depreciation on the tax return exceeded depreciation for financial reporting purposes by
$32,000.
Assume that any
income tax rate for all years is 25%.
Required:
1) Compute taxable income. Show your calculation. If not, no credit.
2) Prepare the entry to record income tax expense and any related assets and liabilities for Metro on
December 31, 2022.
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