Question

Au Sable Corporation reported taxable income of $800,000 in 20X3 and paid federal income taxes of $272,000. Not included in the computation was a disallowed penalty of $25,000, life insurance proceeds of $100,000, and a Federal income tax refund from 20X2 of $50,000. Au Sable is an accrual basis taxpayer. The corporation's current earnings and profits for 20X3 would be:

Answer 1

The corporation's current earnings and profits for 20X3 would be $603,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the current earnings and profits are shown below:

= Taxable income - federal income taxes - disallowed penalty + insurance proceeds

= $800,000 - $272,000 - $25,000 + $100,000

= $603,000

The federal income tax refund would not be considered in the computation part. Hence, it is ignored.