Arndt, Inc., reported the following for 2018 and 2019 ($ in millions): 2018 2019 Revenues $ 995 $1,073 800 840 Expenses Pretax accounting income (income statement) Taxable income (tax return) $ 195 $ 195 $ 233 $ 245 Tax rate: 40% a. Expenses each year include $30 million from a two-year casualty insurance policy purchased in 2018 for $60 million. The cost is tax deductible in 2018. b. Expenses include $2 million insurance premiums each year for life insurance on key executives. c. Arndt sells one-year subscriptions to a weekly journal. Subscription sales collected and taxable in 2018 and 2019 were $39 million and $57 million, respectively. Subscriptions included in 2018 and 2019 financial reporting revenues were $36 million ($14 million collected in 2017 but not recognized as revenue until 2018) and $44 million, respectively. Hint: View this as two temporary differences-one reversing in 2018; one originating in 2018. d. 2018 expenses included a $33 million unrealized loss from reducing investments (classified as trading securities) to fair value. The investments were sold in 2019. e. During 2017, accounting income included an estimated loss of $8 million from having accrued a loss contingency. The loss was paid in 2018 at which time it is tax deductible. f. At January 1, 2018, Arndt had a deferred tax asset of $9 million and no deferred tax liability.
Arndt, Inc., reported the following for 2018 and 2019 ($ in millions): 2018 2019 Revenues $ 995 $1,073 800 840 Expenses Pretax accounting income (income statement) Taxable income (tax return) $ 195 $ 195 $ 233 $ 245 Tax rate: 40% a. Expenses each year include $30 million from a two-year casualty insurance policy purchased in 2018 for $60 million. The cost is tax deductible in 2018. b. Expenses include $2 million insurance premiums each year for life insurance on key executives. c. Arndt sells one-year subscriptions to a weekly journal. Subscription sales collected and taxable in 2018 and 2019 were $39 million and $57 million, respectively. Subscriptions included in 2018 and 2019 financial reporting revenues were $36 million ($14 million collected in 2017 but not recognized as revenue until 2018) and $44 million, respectively. Hint: View this as two temporary differences-one reversing in 2018; one originating in 2018. d. 2018 expenses included a $33 million unrealized loss from reducing investments (classified as trading securities) to fair value. The investments were sold in 2019. e. During 2017, accounting income included an estimated loss of $8 million from having accrued a loss contingency. The loss was paid in 2018 at which time it is tax deductible. f. At January 1, 2018, Arndt had a deferred tax asset of $9 million and no deferred tax liability.
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