This document provides an overview of accounting for income taxes based on PAS 12. It discusses key concepts such as the difference between taxable and financial reporting profit, the tax base of assets and liabilities, and the computation of income tax expense, current tax expense, deferred tax assets, and deferred tax liabilities. It also explains interperiod and intraperiod tax allocation, where interperiod allocation relates to temporary differences that result in deferred tax amounts, and intraperiod allocation relates to how income tax expense is allocated among various items during a period.
This document provides an overview of accounting for income taxes based on PAS 12. It discusses key concepts such as the difference between taxable and financial reporting profit, the tax base of assets and liabilities, and the computation of income tax expense, current tax expense, deferred tax assets, and deferred tax liabilities. It also explains interperiod and intraperiod tax allocation, where interperiod allocation relates to temporary differences that result in deferred tax amounts, and intraperiod allocation relates to how income tax expense is allocated among various items during a period.
This document provides an overview of accounting for income taxes based on PAS 12. It discusses key concepts such as the difference between taxable and financial reporting profit, the tax base of assets and liabilities, and the computation of income tax expense, current tax expense, deferred tax assets, and deferred tax liabilities. It also explains interperiod and intraperiod tax allocation, where interperiod allocation relates to temporary differences that result in deferred tax amounts, and intraperiod allocation relates to how income tax expense is allocated among various items during a period.
LECTURE AID Chapter 16: Accounting for Income Taxes Related standard: PAS 12 Income Taxes
Learning Competencies
• Explain why the profit presented in the financial
statements may be different from the taxable profit. • Determine the tax base of assets and liabilities. • Compute for income tax expense and current tax expense. • Compute for deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. Deferred tax expense (benefit) Interperiod and intraperiod tax allocation • Interperiod tax allocation relates to the recognition of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. It is concerned with the accounting for temporary differences.
• Intraperiod tax allocation relates to the allocation of income tax expense
during the period to various items of income or other sources that brought about the tax. This is based on the notion – “the tax follows the income.” Income tax is allocated to the following: a. Profit or loss from continuing operations b. Profit or loss from discontinued operations c. Components of other comprehensive income d. Items recognized directly in retained earnings APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS OPEN FORUM QUESTIONS???? REACTIONS!!!!! END