Thorn Corporation has deductible and taxable temporary differences. At the beginning of 2016, its deferred tax asset was $12,000, and its deferred tax liability was $17,500. The company expects its future deductible amounts to be "deductible" in 2017 and its future taxable amount to be "taxable" in 2018. In 2015, Congress enacted revised tax
rates for future years as follows: 2016, 30%, 2017, 32%, and 2018, 35%. At the end of 2016 Thorn had income taxes payable of $23,500, and increase in deferred tax liability of $3,000, and an ending balance in its deferred tax asset of
$13,300.
Required:
Assist Thorn in completing the schedule by filling in the blanks for items related to its income taxes for 2016. Show your computation.

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Thorn Corporation has deductible and taxable temporary differences. At the beginning of 2016, its deferred tax asset was $12,000, and its deferred tax liability was $17,500. The company expects its future deductible amounts to be "deductible" in 2017 and its future taxable amount to be "taxable" in 2018. In 2015, Congress enacted revised tax
rates for future years as follows: 2016, 30%, 2017, 32%, and 2018, 35%. At the end of 2016 Thorn had income taxes payable of $23,500, and increase in deferred tax liability of $3,000, and an ending balance in its deferred tax asset of
$13,300.  
Required:
Assist Thorn in completing the schedule by filling in the blanks for items related to its income taxes for 2016. Show your computation.

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The Answer of Thorn Corporation has deductible and taxable temporary differences. At the beginning of 2016, its deferred tax asset was $12,000, and its deferred tax liability was $17,500. The company expects its future deductible amounts to be "deductible" in 2017 and its future taxable amount to be "taxable" in 2018. In 2015, Congress enacted revised tax
rates for future years as follows: 2016, 30%, 2017, 32%, and 2018, 35%. At the end of 2016 Thorn had income taxes payable of $23,500, and increase in deferred tax liability of $3,000, and an ending balance in its deferred tax asset of
$13,300.  
Required:
Assist Thorn in completing the schedule by filling in the blanks for items related to its income taxes for 2016. Show your computation.

Thorn Corporation Has Deductible and Taxable Temporary Differences