Spur Companys actual earnings for the first two quarters of 2019 and its estimate during each quarter
Question:
Spur Company’s actual earnings for the first two quarters of 2019 and its estimate during each quarter of its annual earnings are:
Actual first-quarter earnings ................................................ $ 400,000
Actual second-quarter earnings .......................................... 510,000
First-quarter estimate of annual earnings ......................... 1,350,000
Second-quarter estimate of annual earnings ..................... 1,420,000
Spur Company estimated its permanent differences between accounting income and taxable income for 2014 as:
Environmental violation penalties......................................... $ 25,000
Dividend income exclusion .................................................... 180,000
These estimates did not change during the second quarter. The combined state and federal tax rate for Spur Company for 2019 is 42%.
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record Spur Company’s provisions for income taxes for each of the first two quarters of 2019.
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