Accounting For Income Tax-Notes
Accounting For Income Tax-Notes
Accounting For Income Tax-Notes
Accounting for the difference between accounting income and taxable income
Permanent Difference revenue and expense items included in the computation of accounting income but never in the taxable
income and vice versa
Temporary Difference timing difference in the recognition of revenue and expense for accounting and tax purposes
Temporary Difference
Deferred
Tax
Deductible Temporary
Difference
DTA
Taxable Temporary
Difference
DTL
Taxable Income vs
Accounting Income
Revenue Item
Expense Item
Revenue included
in taxable income
but part of
accounting
income in the
future
Revenue part of
the accounting
income but
included in
taxable income in
the future
Expense deducted
from accounting
income but
deducted from
taxable income in
the future
Expense deducted
from taxable
income but
deducted from
accounting
income in the
future
Revenue Item
Expense Item
DTA (-)
DTL (+)
DTL (+)
DTA (-)
Example:
Accounting Net Income
10,000,000
Permanent Difference
Nontaxable Income
1,000,000
Nondeductible Expense
500,000
Temporary Difference
Taxable revenue in excess of revenue per books
400,000
Tax Expense
600,000
Solution:
Accounting Net Income
10,000,000
Permanent Difference
Nontaxable Income
(1,000,000)
Nondeductible Expense
500,000
Taxable Income
9,500,000
Tax rate
x 30%
2,850,000
Temporary Difference
DTA (400,000 x .30)
(120,000)
180,000
2,910,000
Journal Entry
a.
2,850,000
2,850,000
120,000
120,000
180,000
180,000
8,000,000
800,000
600,000
200,000
100,000
Tax depreciation
2,500,000
Accounting depreciation
2,000,000
Rent received
1,400,000
Rent Income
1,000,000
Solution:
Net Income
8,000,000
Permanent Difference
Nontaxable
( 200,000)
Nondeductible
100,000
Taxable Income
7,900,000
Tax rate
x 30%
2,370,000
Temporary Difference
DTA (600,000 x .30)
( 180,000)
150,000
2,340,000
Journal Entry
a.
b.
c.
2370000
180000
150000
2370000
180000
150000
Assume on Year 2
Estimated warranty liability
100,000
800,000
200,000
1,200,000
800,000
600,000
800,000 beg.
900,000
End
100,000
200,000 beg
Paid
900,000
800,000 expense
1,000,000
100,000
1,000,000
1,400,000 received
200,000
1,200,000
200,000
1,000,000 received
1,400,000
Adjustment to DTA
Warranty
100,000
Rent
200,000
300,000
Tax rate
x .30
90,000
DTA
180,000
1,000,000
400,000 beg.
90,000 END
90,000
90,000
90,000