Question

Zola Inc. paid a $10,000 legal fee to the attorney who resolved a dispute over Zola's title to investment land. Zola's auditors required the corporation to expense the payment for financial statement purposes. The tax law required Zola to capitalize the payment to the basis of the land. This difference in accounting treatment results in a:

Answer 1

Deferred tax asset

Step-by-step explanation:

A deferred tax asset results when a taxpayer (in this case Zola, Inc.) pays more taxes than what they were required to do during a certain period. It is considered an asset because the taxpayer will be allowed to use this overpayment of taxes to decrease future tax liabilities.