Calculate current tax expense for 2020 and 2021
Riverbed Corp. reported the following differences between SFP carrying amounts and tax bases at December 31, 2019: Tax Base $70,200 Depreciable assets Warranty liability (current liability) Pension liability (long-term liability) Carrying Amount $104,000 18,500 39,600 The differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases were expected to reverse as follows: After 2021 $4,800 Depreciable assets Warranty liability Accrued pension liability 2020 $17,000 18,500 12,000 2021 $12,000 0 11,000 16,600 Tax rates enacted at December 31, 2019 were 32% for 2019, 31% for 2020, 30% for 2021, and 29% for 2022 and later years. During 2020, Riverbed Corp. made four quarterly tax instalment payments of $8,000 each and reported income before income tax on its income statement of $111,100. Included in this amount were dividends from taxable Canadian corporations of $3,900 (non-taxable income) and $18,000 of expenses related to the executive team's golf dues (non-tax-deductible expenses). There were no changes to the enacted tax rates during the year. As expected, book depreciation in 2020 exceeded the capital cost allowance claimed for tax purposes by $17,000, and there were no additions or disposals of property, plant, and equipment during the year. A review of the 2020 activity in the Warranty Liability account in the ledger indicated the following: Balance, Dec. 31, 2019 $18,500 Payments on 2019 product warranties (19,900) Payments on 2020 product warranties (7,600) 2020 warranty accrual 29,300 Balance, Dec. 31, 2020 $20,300 All warranties are valid for one year only. The Pension Liability account reported the following activity: Balance, Dec. 31, 2019 $39,600 Payment to pension trustee (69,000) 2020 pension expense 57,000 Balance, Dec. 31, 2020 $27,600 Pension expenses are deductible for tax purposes, but only as they are paid to the trustee, not as they are accrued for financial reporting purposes. Riverbed Corp. reports under IFRS. Riverbed Corp. reported the following differences between SFP carrying amounts and tax bases at December 31, 2019: Tax Base $70,200 Depreciable assets Warranty liability (current liability) Pension liability (long-term liability) Carrying Amount $104,000 18,500 39,600 The differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases were expected to reverse as follows: After 2021 $4,800 Depreciable assets Warranty liability Accrued pension liability 2020 $17,000 18,500 12,000 2021 $12,000 0 11,000 16,600 Tax rates enacted at December 31, 2019 were 32% for 2019, 31% for 2020, 30% for 2021, and 29% for 2022 and later years. During 2020, Riverbed Corp. made four quarterly tax instalment payments of $8,000 each and reported income before income tax on its income statement of $111,100. Included in this amount were dividends from taxable Canadian corporations of $3,900 (non-taxable income) and $18,000 of expenses related to the executive team's golf dues (non-tax-deductible expenses). There were no changes to the enacted tax rates during the year. As expected, book depreciation in 2020 exceeded the capital cost allowance claimed for tax purposes by $17,000, and there were no additions or disposals of property, plant, and equipment during the year. A review of the 2020 activity in the Warranty Liability account in the ledger indicated the following: Balance, Dec. 31, 2019 $18,500 Payments on 2019 product warranties (19,900) Payments on 2020 product warranties (7,600) 2020 warranty accrual 29,300 Balance, Dec. 31, 2020 $20,300 All warranties are valid for one year only. The Pension Liability account reported the following activity: Balance, Dec. 31, 2019 $39,600 Payment to pension trustee (69,000) 2020 pension expense 57,000 Balance, Dec. 31, 2020 $27,600 Pension expenses are deductible for tax purposes, but only as they are paid to the trustee, not as they are accrued for financial reporting purposes. Riverbed Corp. reports under IFRS
