A company has a decreasing current ratio. Creditors should be concerned with long-term solvency. about the company's ability to pay current debts as they come due. about the company's profitability. about whether earnings per share is increasing or decreasing. Question 18 In addition to recognizing income tax expense, the accounting necessary to record income taxes requires a credit to income tax payable based on net income times the tax rate. a debit to the income tax expense account for the amount of cash that must be paid for taxes computations of the amounts to record in the deferred income tax account. all companies to report taxable income on the income statement