Kline Company has the following items of pretax financial (and taxable) “income” for the current year: The company is subject to income tax rates of 30% on the first $40,000 of income and 35% on all income in excess of $40,000. Prepare a schedule to calculate Kline’s intraperiod income tax expense (and credit) amounts.

Music Media Ltd. prepares statements quarterly. Part A: Required: 1. Based on 2022 results, Music's estimated tax liability for 2023 is $345, 960. Music will accrue 1/32 of this amount at the end of each month (assume the installments are paid the next day). Prepare the entry on January 31, 2023, to accrue the tax liability and on February 1 to record the payment.

J-Matt, Inc., had pretax accounting income of $331,000 and taxable income of $376,000 in 2021. The only difference between accounting and taxable income is estimated product warranty costs of $45,000 for sales in 2021. Warranty payments are expected to be in equal amounts over the next three years (2022–2024) and will be tax deductible at that time. Recent tax legislation will change the tax rate from the current 25% to 20% in 2023. Determine the amounts necessary to record J-Matt’s income taxes for 2021 and prepare the appropriate journal entry.

At the end of 2019, its first year of operations, Beattie Company reported taxable income of $39,000 and pretax financial income of $35,000. The difference is due to the way the company handles its warranty costs. For tax purposes, Beattie deducts the warranty costs as they are paid. For financial reporting purposes, Beattie provides for a year-end estimated warranty liability based on future expected costs. Beattie is subject to a 30% tax rate for 2019, and no change in the tax rate has been enacted for future years. Based on verifiable evidence, the company decides it should establish a valuation allowance of 60% of its ending deferred tax asset.   Required: 1. Prepare Beattie’s income tax journal entry at the end of 2019. 2. Prepare the lower portion of Beattie’s 2019 income statement.