Exercise 16-12 (Algo) Deferred tax asset; taxable income given; valuation allowance [LO16-4]

At the end of 2023, Payne Industries had a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $90 million attributable to a temporary book-tax difference of $360 million in a liability for estimated expenses. At the end of 2024, the temporary difference is $272 million. Payne has no other temporary differences and no valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset. Taxable income for 2024 is $648 million and the tax rate is 25%.

Required:

1. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record Paynes income taxes for 2024, assuming it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized in full.
2. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record Paynes income taxes for 2024, assuming it is more likely than not that only one-fourth of the deferred tax asset ultimately will be realized.