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(Note: this problem is a variation of P16-10, modified to allow a net operating loss carryback) Fore Farms reported a pretax operating loss of $137

(Note: this problem is a variation of P16-10, modified to allow a net operating loss carryback) Fore Farms reported a pretax operating loss of $137 million for financial reporting purposes in 2021. Contributing to the loss were (a) a penalty of $5 million assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency for violation of a federal law and paid in 2021 and (b) an estimated loss of $12million from accruing a loss contingency. The loss will be tax deductible when paid in 2022.

The enacted tax rate is 25%. There were no temporary differences at the beginning of the year and none originating in 2021 other than those described above.Taxable income in Fores's two previous year of operation was as follows:

  • 2019 $80 million
  • 2020 $32 million.
  1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the net operating loss in 2021.Assume Fore will carry back its NOL to prior years.
  2. Show the lower portion of the 2021 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the net operating loss
  3. Prepare the journal entry to record income taxes in 2022 assuming pretax accounting income is $160 million.No additional temporary differences originate in 2022.

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FORE FARMS Requirement 1: Calculations (in millions) Current Future Prior Years Year Deductible 2019 2020 2021 Amounts Accounting Loss Permanent difference: Federal fine not deductible Temporary differences: Loss contingency Taxable loss NOL carryback NOL carryforward Enacted tax rate Tax payable (refundable) Deferred tax asset Deferred tax asset: Ending balance Less: beginning balance Change needed to achieve desired balance Journal entry at the end of 2021 Receivable - Income tax refund Deferred tax asset Income tax expense Requirement 2: Calculations (in millions) Operating loss before income taxes Income tax benefit Tax refund from NOL carryback Tax savings from NOL carryforward Net loss Requirement 3: Current Future Year Deductible 2022 Amounts Pretax accounting Income Temporary differences: Loss contingency NOL carryforward Taxable income Enacted tax rate Tax payable Deferred tax asset Deferred tax asset: Tax Payable DTA Ending balance DTA change Change needed to achieve desired balance Journal entry at the end of 2022 Income tax expense Deferred tax asset Income tax payable

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