P 1610 Net operating loss carryforward; multiple differences Page 966 CL0163, L016-5, QL016-7 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 $12 million 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. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the net operating loss in 2021. 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. ZEKANY CORPORATION Calculations 2021 2022 2023 2024 Pretax accounting income Depreciation for tax Taxable income Tax rate Tax payable Cumulative Temporary Difference 2021 2022 2023 2024 Straight-line Tax depreciation Temporary differences: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2021 2022 2023 2024 Cumulative difference Tax rate Year-end DTL balance Previous balance Credit/debit) ZEKANY CORPORATION General Journal Debit Credit Account Journal entry at the end of 2021 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable Journal entry at the end of 2022 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable Journal entry at the end of 2023 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable MITT Journal entry at the end of 2024 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable P 1610 Net operating loss carryforward; multiple differences Page 966 CL0163, L016-5, QL016-7 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 $12 million 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. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the net operating loss in 2021. 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. ZEKANY CORPORATION Calculations 2021 2022 2023 2024 Pretax accounting income Depreciation for tax Taxable income Tax rate Tax payable Cumulative Temporary Difference 2021 2022 2023 2024 Straight-line Tax depreciation Temporary differences: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2021 2022 2023 2024 Cumulative difference Tax rate Year-end DTL balance Previous balance Credit/debit) ZEKANY CORPORATION General Journal Debit Credit Account Journal entry at the end of 2021 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable Journal entry at the end of 2022 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable Journal entry at the end of 2023 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable MITT Journal entry at the end of 2024 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable
