Use the following information for questions 58 through 60.
Hopkins Co. at the end of 2014, its first year of operations, prepared a reconciliation between pretax financial income and taxable income as follows: The estimated litigation expense of $2,000,000 will be deductible in 2015 when it is expected to be paid. Use of the depreciable assets will result in taxable amounts of $1,000,000 in each of the next three years. The income tax rate is 30% for all years.
-The deferred tax asset to be recognized is

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Use the following information for questions 58 through 60.
Hopkins Co. at the end of 2014, its first year of operations, prepared a reconciliation between pretax financial income and taxable income as follows:  The estimated litigation expense of $2,000,000 will be deductible in 2015 when it is expected to be paid. Use of the depreciable assets will result in taxable amounts of $1,000,000 in each of the next three years. The income tax rate is 30% for all years.
-The deferred tax asset to be recognized is

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To calculate the deferred tax asset, we need to identify the temporary differences between financial and taxable income. In this case, the temporary difference is the estimated litigation expense of $2,000,000, which will be deductible in 2015. Therefore, Hopkins Co. will have a deferred tax asset of $600,000 (30% x $2,000,000) in the current year.

Use the Following Information for Questions 58 Through 60