TAX ALLOCATION - THE BASIC CONCEPT

REQUIREMENT #3 Use the information from the Basic Illustration EXCEPT that a permanent the difference, municipal bond interest, has been added for three of the years. Municipal bond interest is income for book purposes, but NEVER for tax purposes. Thus, it is a PERMANENT difference. 1 – WHY are the journal entry debits and credits to DIT exactly the same in Requirement #3 for all five years as they were in the Basic Illustration? Your answer must be 30 words or less! 2 – WHY is the Income Tax Payable amount for 20X1, 20X3, and 20X4 smaller in Requirement #3 than in the Basic Illustration even though Book Income Before Tax is identical? Again, your answer must be 30 words or less! 3 – Why is Income Tax Payable for 20X1 a total of $6,600 less for Requirement #3 compared to the Basic Illustration ($11,660 – $5,060 = $6,600)? Your answer should be in the form of a mathematical proof as to what is causing the $6,600 difference. 4 – WHY (i.e., what caused) the effective tax rate to be 30.05% in 20X3 rather than 33.00%? Be sure your calculation shows how the 30.05% is determined - this does NOT mean your answer is “you divide Income Tax Expense by Book Income Before Tax”. The “issue” to address is WHY it is 30.05% rather than 33.00%. Your answer should be in the form of a mathematical explanation of what is causing the 2.95% difference.                                                                

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