help!! accounting problem!?

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how do I calculate deferred tax assets and liabilities for the followings? 

A) Income from installment sales of properties included in pretax accounting income, 89 mill, in 06 exceeded that reported for tax purposes by 3 mill. The installment receivable account at year-end had a balance of 4 mill. 

Does this create DTA 3 mill and DTL 4 mill?

B)bad debt expense is reported using the allowance method, 3 mill in 06. for tax purposes, the expense is deducted when accounts prove uncollectible (direct write-off method), 2 mill in 06. At Dec 31, 06, the allowance for uncollectible account was 2 mill ( after adjusting entries.) The balance was 1 mill at the end of 05.

Does this create DTA 3 mill from bad debt and 2 mill from the AJE?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Here's my take - if you have an installment receivable of $4 million, that's your cummalative book tax difference.  That amount represents future taxable income and is therefore a DTL - but, only the tax effected amount is recorded as a DTL.  Thus, the $4 million times your effective tax rate is the DTL.  The $3 million is a current year book/tax difference that results in a current year favorable M-1 adjustment (i.e. the schedule M on your tax return includes a $3 mill subtraction for the installment sale difference).  The $3 mill is not a DTA.  The $3 mill represents a current year tax M that increases the DTL presumably from $1 mill to $4 mill (before tax effected).

The DTA at 12/31/06 related to the allowance for bad debts is $2 mill times your tax rate (if your tax rate is 35%, your DTA is $700,000).  In other words, the $2 mill is a future tax deduction that represents a DTA equal to $2 mill times the tax rate.  The 2006 increase in the account balance of $1 mill (2 mill at 12/31/06 minus 1 mill at 12/31/05) is a 2006 unfavorable M on your 2006 tax return (i.e. book income is 1 mill less than tax income because a 1 mill additional deduction - $3 mill exp taken book, $2 mill for tax - was taken for book purposes related to the bad debts but not yet taken for tax purposes until proven uncollectible).  The $1 mill 2006 tax return add-back (unfavorable M), effectively increased your DTA from 1 mill to 2 mill (before tax effected).

I know that's confusing but I hope it helps.

Anonymous · Answer

yes

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