Echo Corporation (the Company) maintains its books and records and prepares its outside financial statements on the accrual method. The Company qualifies for and files its income tax returns on the cash method. The Company does not do business in any state except Virginia and files as a C Corporation. The tax rate in Virginia is a flat 6%. The Company uses as calendar year end. The Company is not a personal service corporation. The Company's trial balance for 2021 follows. The Company is exempt from the business interest expense limitations of IRC section 163(j). Echo Corporation Trial Balance 12.31.21 Cash Accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts Instalment note receivable Equipment Accumulated depreciation Accounts payable Common stock Retained earnings Sales Interest on instalment note receivable Depreciation Labor Materials Bad debt expense Fines and penalties Interest expense Federal taxes State income tax expense Debit 75,000 185,000 0 795,000 15,000 150,000 450,000 2,500 250 4,500 7,500 1,500 1,686,250 Credit 3,700 795,000 14,000 2,500 85,300 785,000 750 1,686,250

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Required: 3. Compute the balance due with the Company's 2021 federal return and its 2021 state return. 4. Prepare the necessary journal entry to record the Company's current income tax expense based upon the amounts computed in requirements 2 and 3.
Echo Corporation (the Company) maintains its books and
records and prepares its outside financial statements on the
accrual method. The Company qualifies for and files its income
tax returns on the cash method. The Company does not do
business in any state except Virginia and files as
Corporation. The tax rate in Virginia is a flat 6%.The Company
uses as calendar year end.
service corporation. The Company's trial balance for 2021
follows. The Company is exempt from the business interest
expense limitations of IRC section 163(j).
а С
The Company is not a personal
Echo Corporation
Trial Balance
12.31.21
Debit
Credit
Cash
75.000
Accounts receivable
185,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts
3,700
Instalment note receivable
Equipment
Accumulated depreciation
Accounts payable
795,000
795,000
14,000
Common stock
2,500
Retained eamings
85,300
Sales
785.000
Interest on instalment note receivable
750
Depreciation
Labor
15,000
150,000
Materials
450,000
Bad debt expense
2,500
Fines and penalties
Interest expense
250
4,500
Federal taxes
7,500
State income tax expense
1,500
1,686,250
1,686.250
Transcribed Image Text:Echo Corporation (the Company) maintains its books and records and prepares its outside financial statements on the accrual method. The Company qualifies for and files its income tax returns on the cash method. The Company does not do business in any state except Virginia and files as Corporation. The tax rate in Virginia is a flat 6%.The Company uses as calendar year end. service corporation. The Company's trial balance for 2021 follows. The Company is exempt from the business interest expense limitations of IRC section 163(j). а С The Company is not a personal Echo Corporation Trial Balance 12.31.21 Debit Credit Cash 75.000 Accounts receivable 185,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 3,700 Instalment note receivable Equipment Accumulated depreciation Accounts payable 795,000 795,000 14,000 Common stock 2,500 Retained eamings 85,300 Sales 785.000 Interest on instalment note receivable 750 Depreciation Labor 15,000 150,000 Materials 450,000 Bad debt expense 2,500 Fines and penalties Interest expense 250 4,500 Federal taxes 7,500 State income tax expense 1,500 1,686,250 1,686.250
Additional Information
1. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's Accounts
Receivable totaled $125,000 and its Accounts Payable at
that same date totaled $48,000.
2. In connection with the closing of the Company's 2021
books, the Company decided to increase its allowance for
doubtful accounts by $2,500 based on 2% of its year end
accounts receivable balance. The beginning of the year
allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $1,200 and there
were no write offs during calendar year 2021.
3. The Company made estimated tax payments for its
expected federal and state taxes for 2021 of $7,500 and
$1,500, respectively. These amounts were paid during
2021.
4. There was no balance due with either the Company's
federal or state tax returns for 2020.
5. During 2021, the Company purchased a piece of equipment
(purchased on 1.1.21) and paid $150,000 cash. The
equipment is expected to have a zero-salvage value and a
useful life of 10 years. The Company recorded the book
depreciation on a straight-line basis and the Company's
controller has correctly calculated tax depreciation on this
equipment to be $30,000 for the year ended December 31,
2021.
6. The Company paid a fine of $250 for late filing of a federal
form 941 related to its payroll deposits for the month of
November when the Company's payroll clerk was on an
extended leave.
7. The Company's accounts receivable relates exclusively to
customer sales and the Company's accounts payable relates
exclusively to purchases of materials.
8. During 2021, the Company collected the final payment on
an instalment sale from the Company's year ended
December 31, 2018. Receipt of this payment was properly
recorded, during 2021, as a debit to cash of $26,000, a
credit to instalment note receivable of $25,250, and a credit
to instalment interest income of $750. At the time of the
2018 instalment sale the gross profit on the sale was
properly computed at 30 percent.
Transcribed Image Text:Additional Information 1. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's Accounts Receivable totaled $125,000 and its Accounts Payable at that same date totaled $48,000. 2. In connection with the closing of the Company's 2021 books, the Company decided to increase its allowance for doubtful accounts by $2,500 based on 2% of its year end accounts receivable balance. The beginning of the year allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $1,200 and there were no write offs during calendar year 2021. 3. The Company made estimated tax payments for its expected federal and state taxes for 2021 of $7,500 and $1,500, respectively. These amounts were paid during 2021. 4. There was no balance due with either the Company's federal or state tax returns for 2020. 5. During 2021, the Company purchased a piece of equipment (purchased on 1.1.21) and paid $150,000 cash. The equipment is expected to have a zero-salvage value and a useful life of 10 years. The Company recorded the book depreciation on a straight-line basis and the Company's controller has correctly calculated tax depreciation on this equipment to be $30,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021. 6. The Company paid a fine of $250 for late filing of a federal form 941 related to its payroll deposits for the month of November when the Company's payroll clerk was on an extended leave. 7. The Company's accounts receivable relates exclusively to customer sales and the Company's accounts payable relates exclusively to purchases of materials. 8. During 2021, the Company collected the final payment on an instalment sale from the Company's year ended December 31, 2018. Receipt of this payment was properly recorded, during 2021, as a debit to cash of $26,000, a credit to instalment note receivable of $25,250, and a credit to instalment interest income of $750. At the time of the 2018 instalment sale the gross profit on the sale was properly computed at 30 percent.
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