(L03) (NOL Carryback and Carryforward, Valuation Account Needed) Beilman Inc. reports the following pretax income (loss) for both book and tax purposes. (Assume the carryback provision is used where possible for a net operating loss.)

The tax rates listed were all enacted by the beginning of 2015.

Instructions

(a) Prepare the journal entries for years 2015–2018 to record income tax expense (benefit) and income taxes payable (refundable), and the tax effects of the loss carryback and loss carryforward, assuming that based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that one-half of the benefits of the loss carryforward will not be realized.

(b) Prepare the income tax section of the 2017 income statement beginning with the line “Operating loss before income taxes.”

(c) Prepare the income tax section of the 2018 income statement beginning with the line “Income before income taxes.”

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Year Pretax Income (Loss) Tax Rate 2015 2016 2017 $120,000 90,000 (280,000) 40% 40 45 2018 120,000 45