Question

In its first year of existence (year 1), SCC corporation (a C corporation) reported a loss for tax purposes of $30,000. How much tax will SCC pay in year 2 if it reports taxable income from operations of $20,000 before considering loss carryovers under the following assumptions? (New Corporate income tax rate has been mentioned as "21% on all taxable income" as per the recent change. Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)b. Year 1 is 2018.

Answer 1

SCC won't pay any tax

Step-by-step explanation:

Their loss of $30,000 in year 1 will be unused and made available to counterbalance the total generated earnings in year 2.

The $20,000 earnings in year 2 can be used to counterbalance the whole taxable income; so, SCC will not pay pay tax. SCC will have a ($10,000) loss carryover available for year 3 and beyond