Staples Corporation would have had identical income before taxes on both its income tax returns and its income statements for the years 2020 through 2023 except for a depreciable asset that cost $120,000. The asset was depreciated for income tax purposes using the following amounts: 2020, $48,000; 2021, $36,000; 2022, $24,000; and 2023, $12,000. However for accounting purposes the straight-line method was used (that is, $30,000 per year). The accounting and tax periods both end December 31. There were no deferred taxes at the beginning of 2020. The depreciable asset has a four-year estimated life and no residual value. The tax rate for each year was 25%. Pretax GAAP income amounts for each of the four years were as follows. Year Pretax GAAP Income 2020 $230,000 2021 250,000 2022 240,000 2023 240,000

c. Record the income tax journal entry on December 31, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

• Note: List multiple debits (when applicable) in alphabetical order and list multiple credits (when applicable) in alphabetical order.
• Note: If the journal entry includes an extra line that is not required, select "N/A" as the account name and leave the Dr. and Cr. answers blank (zero) in the very last row of the journal entry.

Date	Account Name	Dr.	Cr.
Dec. 31, 2020	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
Dec. 31, 2021	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
Dec. 31, 2022	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
Dec. 31, 2023	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer
	AnswerDeferred Tax AssetValuation Allowance for Deferred Tax AssetIncome Tax PayableLiability for Unrecognized Tax BenefitsDeferred Tax LiabilityIncome Tax ExpenseN/A	Answer	Answer