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Lab Chapter 17
Lab Chapter 17
Requirement 2:
The income taxes stay the same
A17-13
1. Tax loss in 20X5 is 192,000 (480,000 x 40%)
2. Depreciation is 27,000 (67,500 x 40%)
Eligible for a loss carry back. The benefit is reducing tax payable to zero for earlier years,
and refunded to the current year
3. Loss on depreciation is also eligible for loss carry forward, the benefit is allowing
taxpayers to use taxable loss in the current period and apply it to current year
4. The benefit relating to a tax loss arising in the current period that will be carried back to
recover income taxes of a previous period must be recognized as a current asset.
A17-35
Since the company is a growing business, their income is expected to rise in the future periods.
Therefore, their previous losses can be carried forward, reversing the losses for future periods.
The 10%customer share in the market for the upcoming year proved further the fact that they
will be more profitable.
Taking a look at the graph, it is clear that their income and industry growth rate is steadily
growing throughout the year
Because of such, they should not recognize a deferred tax asset.