In Year 1, Phillips Company reported $10,000 of pre-tax book income and also had $10,000 of taxable
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In Year 1, this uncertain tax position had a 60% likelihood of being sustained based on technical merits, $150 of the benefit was recognized, and a tax contingency reserve of $200 was created for this position.
A court decision in Year 2 lowered the likelihood that this uncertain tax position could be sustained on technical merits to 40% and led to the following amounts and related individual probabilities of possible outcomes:
10% likelihood of realizing $350
15% likelihood of realizing $250
30% likelihood of realizing $50
45% likelihood of realizing $0
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1. Based on these facts, provide the journal entry that Phillips would make in Year 1 to record tax expense, taxes payable, and the tax contingency for unrecognized tax benefits.
2. Provide the entry Phillips would make in Year 2 to record any change in the status of the tax contingency reserve.
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Financial Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-0078025679
6th edition
Authors: Flawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce, Mittelstaedt, Leon
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