Question

Mini, Inc., earns pretax book net income of $1,900,000 in 2019. Mini deducted $196,400 in bad debt expense for book purposes. This expense is not yet deductible for tax purposes. Mini reports $1,995,000 of pretax book net income in 2020. Mini did not recognize any bad debt expense for book purposes in 2020 but did deduct $147,300 in bad debt expense for tax purposes. Mini reports no other temporary or permanent differences. The applicable U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate is 21%, and Mini earns an after-tax rate of return on capital of 8%. Enter below the 2020 end-of-year balance in Mini's deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability balance sheet accounts.
If an amount is zero, enter "0". If required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.
2020
a. Deferred tax asset account balance $
b. Deferred tax liability account balance $
c. In time value of money terms, what has been the cost to Mini of the deferred tax deduction for bad debts? The present value factor at 8% is 0.9259.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. $10,311

b. $0

c. $9,546.95

Explanation:

a. Deferred tax asset account:

= Deferred tax asset 2019 + Deferred tax asset 2020

Deferred tax asset 2019 = Bad debt for book purposes * tax rate

= 196,400 * 21%

= $41,244

Deferred tax asset 2020 = Bad debt for tax purposes * tax rate

= 147,300 * 21%

= -$30,933

Deferred tax account balance = 41,244 + (- 30,933)

= $10,311

b. Deferred tax liability account = $0

From the given details there are no tax liabilities.

c. Cost to Mini;

= Deferred tax asset * Present value factor

= 10,311 * 0.9259

= $9,546.95