In 2020, Rafting Inc, had pretax GAAP income of ($ 100,000) and the federal statutory tax rate
Question:
In 2020, Rafting Inc, had pretax GAAP income of \(\$ 100,000\) and the federal statutory tax rate is \(25 \%\). Rafting Inc. has no temporary differences, and so there is no deferred tax component to income tax expense. However, Rafting Inc. has the following permanent difference items.
- Fines paid of \(\$ 30,000\) relating to several environmental laws that were violated. The fines are not
- Interest revenue of \(\$ 20,000\) resulting from an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds. tax-deductible.
Required
a. Compute the increase to income tax payable and record the income tax expense journal entry,
b. Prepare a reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate.
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Intermediate Accounting Volume 2
ISBN: 9781618533135
2nd Edition
Authors: Hanlon, Hodder, Nelson, Roulstone, Dragoo