Corning-Howell reported taxable income in 2021 of $120 million. At December 31, 2021, the reported amount of some assets and liabilities in the financial statements differed from their tax bases as indicated below:     Carrying Amount   Tax Basis Assets       Current       Net accounts receivable $10million   12million           Prepaid insurance 20 million   0           Prepaid advertising 6 million   0           Noncurrent                 Investments in equity securities (fair value)* 4m   0           Buildings and equipment (net) 360million   280million           Liabilities                 Current                 Deferred subscription revenue 14 million   0           Long-term                 Liability—compensated future absences 594 million   0             *Gains and losses taxable when investments are sold.  The total deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability amounts at January 1, 2021, were $156.25 million and $25 million, respectively. The enacted tax rate is 25% each year. Required:1. Determine the total deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability amounts at December 31, 2021.2. Determine the increase (decrease) in the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability accounts at December 31, 2021.3. Determine the income tax payable currently for the year ended December 31, 2021.4. Prepare the journal entry to record income taxes for 2021.

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Corning-Howell reported taxable income in 2021 of $120 million. At December 31, 2021, the reported amount of some assets and liabilities in the financial statements differed from their tax bases as indicated below:
  

  Carrying Amount   Tax Basis
Assets      
Current      
Net accounts receivable $10million   12million          
Prepaid insurance 20 million   0          
Prepaid advertising 6 million   0          
Noncurrent                
Investments in equity securities (fair value)* 4m   0          
Buildings and equipment (net) 360million   280million          
Liabilities                
Current                
Deferred subscription revenue 14 million   0          
Long-term                
Liability—compensated future absences 594 million   0          
 

*Gains and losses taxable when investments are sold.
  
The total deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability amounts at January 1, 2021, were $156.25 million and $25 million, respectively. The enacted tax rate is 25% each year.
 
Required:
1. Determine the total deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability amounts at December 31, 2021.
2. Determine the increase (decrease) in the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability accounts at December 31, 2021.
3. Determine the income tax payable currently for the year ended December 31, 2021.
4. Prepare the journal entry to record income taxes for 2021.
  

 

 

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