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Recording Accrual of Compensated Absences John Ackley and Susan Baldwin are employees of Clarion Company. Both John and Susan work 8 hours a day and are paid monthly on the last day of the month. John is paid at a rate of $15 per hour and Susan is paid $12 per hour. John and Susan accrue compensated absences throughout the year at a rate of 1.5 days per month. In March, John missed three days of work due to illness and Susan missed one day of work. Both John and Susan have payroll withholdings of 25%. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries to record the monthly accrual of compensated absences on January 31 and February 28. 2. Prepare the journal entries for March 31 to record the accrual of compensated absences and the use of John and Susan's accrued compensated absences. Use the account Various Taxes Payable for the payroll withholdings. Life Cycle of a Deferred Tax Item Black Kitty Company recorded certain revenues of $10,000 and $20,000 on its books in 2017 and 2018, respectively. However, these revenues were not subject to income taxation until 2019. Company records reveal prtax financial accounting income and taxable income for the three-year period as follows: Financial Income Taxable income 2017 2018 2019 $44,000 38,000 21,000 $34,000 18,000 51,000 Assume Black Kitty's tax rate is 40% for all periods. Required: 1. Determine the amount of income tax that will be paid each year from 2017 through 2019. 2. Determine the amount of income tax expense that will be reported on the statement of comprehensive income each year from 2017 through 2019. 3. Compute the amount of deferred tax liability that would be reported on the balance sheet at the end of each year. 4. Interpretive Question: Why would the IRS allow Black Kitty to defer payment of taxes on some of the revenue earned in 2017 and 2018? Preparing Entry for Research and Development Costs Newell Industries spent $260,000 on research and $700,000 on development of a new product. Of the $700,000 in development costs, $450,000 was incurred prior to technological feasibility and $250,000 after technological feasibility had been demonstrated. Required: Prepare the journal entry to record research and development costs