At the end of its first year of operations on December 31, 2016, the Mojave Company reported pretax financial income of $100,000. An investigation of that income revealed the following items:
· Bad debts expense of $12,000 was recognized. The accounts will be written off in 2017.
· Installment sales of $50,000 were recognized in financial income. These sales were accounted for by the installment sales method for income tax purposes. Only $20,000 was reported on the tax return.
· Warranty expenses of $16,000 were accrued for financial reporting purposes, but were not expected to result in a cash payment until 2017.
· Depreciation on the tax return exceeded depreciation for financial reporting purposes by $32,000.
Assume that any deferred tax assets are considered more likely than not to be realized. The enacted income tax rate for all years is 25%.
Required:
a. Compute taxable income.
b. Prepare the entry to record income tax expense and any related assets and liabilities for
Mojave on December 31, 2016.
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