Question

Taxable income and pretax financial income would be identical for Skysong Co. except for its treatments of gross profit on installment sales and estimated costs of warranties. The following income computations have been prepared.

Taxable income 2019 2020 2021
Excess of revenues over
expenses (excluding two
temporary differences) $154,000 $191,000 $88,100
Installment gross profit
collected 8,500 8,500 8,500
Expenditures for warranties (4,500) (4,500) (4,500)
Taxable income $158,000 $195,000 $92,100
Pretax financial income 2019 2020 2021
Excess of revenues over
expenses (excluding two
temporary differences) $154,000 $191,000 $88,100
Installment gross profit
recognized 25,500 -0- -0-
Estimated cost of
warranties (13,500) -0- -0-
Income before taxes $166,000 $191,000 $88,100
The tax rates in effect are 2019, 40%; 2020 and 2021, 45%. All tax rates were enacted into law on January 1, 2019. No deferred income taxes existed at the beginning of 2019. Taxable income is expected in all future years. Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Answer 1

See the journal entry below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before preparing the journal entry, the following are calculated first:

Income tax expense in 2019 = (Taxable income in 2019 * Tax rate in 2019) + (Taxable income in 2020 * Tax rate in 2020) + (Taxable income in 2021 * Tax rate in 2021) = ($158,000 * 40%) + ($195,000 * 45%) + ($92,100 * 45%) = $193,395

Deferred tax liability in 2019 = (Taxable income in 2020 * Tax rate in 2020) + (Taxable income in 2021 * Tax rate in 2021) = ($195,000 * 45%) + ($92,100 * 45%) = $129,195

Income tax payable in 2019 = Taxable income in 2019 * Tax rate in 2019 = $158,000 * 40% = $63,200

Income tax payable in 2020 = Taxable income in 2020 * Tax rate in 2020 = $195,000 * 45% = $87,750

Income tax payable in 2021 = Taxable income in 2021 * Tax rate in 2021 = $92,100 * 45% = $41,445

The journal entry will look as follows:

Date General journal Debit ($) Credit ($)

31 Dec 2019 Income tax expense 193,395

Deferred tax liability 129,195

Income tax payable 63,200

(To record income tax payable.)

31 Dec 2020 Deferred tax liability 87,750

Income tax payable 87,750

(To record income tax payable.)

31 Dec 2021 Deferred tax liability 41,445

Income tax payable 41,445

(To record income tax payable.)