Blue Spruce Inc. reports the following pre-tax incomes (losses) for both financial reporting purposes and tax purposes:
| | Accounting | | |
| | Income | | |
Year | | (Loss) | | Tax Rate |
2018 | | $122,000 | | | 25 | % |
2019 | | 99,000 | | | 25 | % |
2020 | | (300,000 | ) | | 30 | % |
2021 | | 225,000 | | | 30 | % |
The tax rates listed were all enacted by the beginning of 2018. Blue Spruce reports under the ASPE future/deferred income taxes method.
Assuming the tax loss is first carried back and that at the end of 2020, the loss carryforward benefits are judged more likely than not to be realized in the future, prepare the income tax section of the 2020 and 2021 income statements, beginning with the line Income (loss) before income tax. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
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Blue Spruce Inc. (Partial) Income Statement choose the accounting period |
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select an income statement item |
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enter an income statement item | | $enter a dollar amount | | | |
enter an income statement item | | enter a dollar amount | | | |
| | | | enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts | |
select a closing name for this statement |
| | | | $enter a total net income or loss amount |