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LO 2-3 INTEGRATIVE CASE 2.1 Walmart Exhibits 1.19-121 of Integrative Case 1.1 (Chapter 1) present the financial statements for Walmart for 2012-2015. In addition, the website for this text contains Walmart's December 31, 2015, Form 10-K. Use this information, especially Note 9, "Taxes," to answer the following questions: REQUIRED a. Assuming that Walmart had no significant permanent differences between book income ixable income, did income before taxes for financial reporting exceed or fall short of taxable income for the year ending January 31, 2016 (hereafter, fiscal 2015)? Explain. b. Assuming all current taxes are paid in cash, will the adjustment to net income for deferred taxes to compute cash flow from operations in the statement of cash flows result in an addition or subtraction for fiscal 2015? c. Walmart reports deferred revenue for sales of gift certificates and for Sam's Club mem- bership fees. These amounts are taxed when collected, but not recognized in financial reporting income until tendered at a store. Why does the tax effect of deferred revenue appear as a deferred tax asset? d. Walmart recognizes a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets to reflect net operat- ing losses of consolidated foreign subsidiaries. The valuation allowance decreased over the last year. What effect does this have on net income in the most recent year (fiscal 2015)? e. Walmart uses the straight-line depreciation method for financial reporting and acceler- ated depreciation for income tax reporting. Like most firms, the largest deferred tax liability is for property, plant, and equipment (depreciation). Explain how depreciation leads to a deferred tax liability. Suggest possible reasons why the amount of the deferred tax liability related to depreciation decreased over the last year. LO 2-3 INTEGRATIVE CASE 2.1 Walmart Exhibits 1.19-121 of Integrative Case 1.1 (Chapter 1) present the financial statements for Walmart for 2012-2015. In addition, the website for this text contains Walmart's December 31, 2015, Form 10-K. Use this information, especially Note 9, "Taxes," to answer the following questions: REQUIRED a. Assuming that Walmart had no significant permanent differences between book income ixable income, did income before taxes for financial reporting exceed or fall short of taxable income for the year ending January 31, 2016 (hereafter, fiscal 2015)? Explain. b. Assuming all current taxes are paid in cash, will the adjustment to net income for deferred taxes to compute cash flow from operations in the statement of cash flows result in an addition or subtraction for fiscal 2015? c. Walmart reports deferred revenue for sales of gift certificates and for Sam's Club mem- bership fees. These amounts are taxed when collected, but not recognized in financial reporting income until tendered at a store. Why does the tax effect of deferred revenue appear as a deferred tax asset? d. Walmart recognizes a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets to reflect net operat- ing losses of consolidated foreign subsidiaries. The valuation allowance decreased over the last year. What effect does this have on net income in the most recent year (fiscal 2015)? e. Walmart uses the straight-line depreciation method for financial reporting and acceler- ated depreciation for income tax reporting. Like most firms, the largest deferred tax liability is for property, plant, and equipment (depreciation). Explain how depreciation leads to a deferred tax liability. Suggest possible reasons why the amount of the deferred tax liability related to depreciation decreased over the last year