According to Accounting Theory: Contemporary Accounting Issues by Evans‚ accountants have developed two alternative approaches to accounting for income taxes‚ which are the cash method and the allocation method. The cash method is described as a simple and direct approach. The amount of income taxes actually paid for the year is reported on the Income Statement. The amount comes from the firm ’s income tax return and fit is not adjusted in any way. Therefore‚ the firm ’s actual transaction to
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CHAPTER Accounting for Income Taxes OBJECTIVES After careful study of this chapter‚ you will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Understand permanent and temporary differences. Explain the conceptual issues regarding interperiod tax allocation. Record and report deferred tax liabilities. Record and report deferred tax assets. Explain an operating loss carryback and carryforward. Account for an operating loss carryback. Account for an operating loss carryforward. Apply intraperiod tax allocation
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National income accounting provides economists and statisticians with detailed information that can be used to track the health of an economy and to forecast future growth and development. The measure of national income allows us to compare output and the standard of living of one country with another‚ an increase in the National Income statistics usually an increase in standard of living. The measure of national income that we use to do this is known as Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP per capita
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Accounting for Income Tax The standard prescribes the accounting treatment for income taxes is AASB 112 AASB 112 is based on a balance sheet approach to account for income taxes and it covers: • the accounting treatment of current and deferred tax expenses; • recognition and measurement of current tax assets and liabilities; • recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities; • the accounting treatment of the tax consequences of various transactions and events‚ including
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property‚ what amount does Potomac realize on the sale? $450‚000 3. Montana Max sells a 2‚500-acre ranch for $1‚000‚000 in cash‚ a note receivable of $1‚000‚000‚ and debt relief of $2‚400‚000. He also pays selling commissions of $60‚000. In addition‚ Max agrees to build a new barn on the property (cost $25‚000) and spend $100‚000 upgrading the fence on the property before the sale. What is Max’s amount realized on the sale? $3‚675‚000 4. 5. When a taxpayer sells an asset‚ what is the difference
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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Accounting vs. Economic Income Abstract This paper explores further into two different peer reviewed articles‚ and one chapter of an accounting book. These articles express the dynamics of accounting and its perspectives. It also equates for how they are determined and the usefulness of the income based on changes in the value of credits and liabilities. In addition‚ it expresses the need for education in both forms of income‚ and specific training required to truly understand the differences
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conservation Prudence concept: revenue and profits are included in the balance sheet only when they are realized(or there is reasonable ’certainty ’ of realizing them) butliabilities are included when there is a reasonable ’possibility ’ of incurring them. Also called conservation concept. Du Pont analysis A type of analysis that examines a company ’s Return on Equity (ROE) by breaking it into three main components:profit margin‚ asset turnover and leverage factor. By breaking the ROE into
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ACCOUNTING CONCEPT AND CONVENTIONS In drawing up accounting statements‚ whether they are external "financial accounts" or internally-focused "management accounts"‚ a clear objective has to be that the accounts fairly reflect the true "substance" of the business and the results of its operation. The theory of accounting has‚ therefore‚ developed the concept of a "true and fair view". The true and fair view is applied in ensuring and assessing whether accounts do indeed portray accurately the business
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Concepts of Throughput Accounting In 1890s when cost accounting was introduced‚ labour was the greatest fraction of manufactured cost and considered as a variable cost. Very often workers did not know about the actual time of hours that they have to perform in a week when they reported for duty since the systems of time-keeping were undeveloped. Here comes the importance of throughput accounting which removes the dependence of standard cost accounting on efficiencies‚ particularly the
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