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Costello Corporation reported pretax book income of $500,600. During the current year, the reserve for bad debts increased by $6,200. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $40,600. Finally, Costello received $3,300 of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds from the death of one of its officers. Costello's deferred income tax expense or benefit would be:


A) $7,224 net deferred tax expense.
B) $7,224 net deferred tax benefit.
C) $7,884 net deferred tax benefit.
D) $7,917 net deferred tax expense.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Purple Rose Corporation reported pretax book income of $500,000. Tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $300,000. In addition, the company received $250,000 of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds. The prior-year tax return showed taxable income of $100,000. Compute Purple Rose's current income tax expense or benefit.

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Entities classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent on the balance sheet.

A) True
B) False

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Cardinal Corporation reported pretax book income of $3,000,000. During the current year, the reserve for bad debts increased by $200,000. In addition, book depreciation exceeded tax depreciation by $100,000. Cardinal sold a fixed asset and reported a book gain of $60,000 and a tax gain of $80,000. Finally, Cardinal deducted $50,000 of domestic production activities deduction on its tax return. Compute Cardinal's current income tax expense or benefit.

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Angel Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,000,000. During the current year, the net reserve for warranties increased by $25,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $100,000. Finally, Angel subtracted a dividends received deduction of $25,000 in computing its current-year taxable income. Angel's hypothetical tax expense in its reconciliation of its income tax expense is:


A) $210,000.
B) $204,750.
C) $194,250.
D) $189,000.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Kedzie Company determined that the book basis of its liability for "other postretirement benefits" (OPEB) exceeded the tax basis of this account by $10,000,000. This basis difference is characterized as:


A) Deductible temporary difference.
B) Taxable temporary difference.
C) Favorable permanent difference.
D) Unfavorable permanent difference.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Marlin Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,000,000. During the current year, the net reserve for warranties increased by $25,000. In addition, book depreciation exceeded tax depreciation by $100,000. Finally, Marlin subtracted a dividends received deduction of $15,000 in computing its current-year taxable income. Marlin's current income tax expense or benefit would be:


A) $236,250 tax expense.
B) $233,100 tax expense.
C) $210,000 tax expense.
D) $205,800 tax expense.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The "current income tax expense or benefit" always represents just the taxes paid or refunded in the current year.

A) True
B) False

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Weber Corporation reported pretax book income of $400,000. Included in the computation were favorable temporary differences of $100,000, unfavorable temporary differences of $300,000, and unfavorable permanent differences of $200,000. Compute the company's book equivalent of taxable income. Use this number to compute the company's total income tax provision or benefit.

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Grand River Corporation reported pretax book income of $570,000. Included in the computation were favorable temporary differences of $135,000, unfavorable temporary differences of $66,000, and favorable permanent differences of $122,000. The corporation's current income tax expense or benefit would be:


A) $119,700 tax benefit.
B) $119,070 tax expense.
C) $105,210 tax benefit.
D) $79,590 tax expense.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Angel Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,022,000. During the current year, the net reserve for warranties increased by $28,300. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $105,500. Finally, Angel subtracted a dividends received deduction of $29,400 in computing its current-year taxable income. Angel's hypothetical tax expense in its reconciliation of its income tax expense is:


A) $214,620.
B) $208,677.
C) $198,408.
D) $192,465.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is true with respect to a company's effective tax rate reconciliation?


A) The hypothetical tax expense is the tax that would be due if the company's statutory tax rate were applied to the company's net income from continuing operations.
B) The hypothetical tax expense is the tax that would be due if the company's statutory tax rate were applied to the company's taxable income.
C) The hypothetical tax expense is the tax that would be due if the company's statutory tax rate were applied to the company's book equivalent of taxable income.
D) The hypothetical tax expense is another name for the company's effective tax rate.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Tuna Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,000,000. During the current year, the net reserve for warranties increased by $25,000. In addition, book depreciation exceeded tax depreciation by $100,000. Finally, Tuna subtracted a dividends received deduction of $15,000 in computing its current-year taxable income. Book equivalent of taxable income is:


A) $1,125,000.
B) $1,110,000.
C) $1,015,000.
D) $985,000.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Green Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,000,000. During the current year, the net reserve for warranties increased by $50,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $100,000. Finally, Green subtracted a dividends received deduction of $25,000 in computing its current-year taxable income. Green's cash tax rate is:


A) 21 percent.
B) 20.475 percent.
C) 19.95 percent.
D) 19.425 percent.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Costello Corporation reported pretax book income of $500,000. During the current year, the reserve for bad debts increased by $5,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $40,000. Finally, Costello received $3,000 of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds from the death of one of its officers. Costello's deferred income tax expense or benefit would be:


A) $7,350 net deferred tax expense.
B) $7,350 net deferred tax benefit.
C) $7,950 net deferred tax benefit.
D) $7,980 net deferred tax expense.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Stone Corporation reported pretax book income of $1,000,000. Tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $300,000. In addition, the reserve for bad debts decreased by $50,000. Stone had a net deferred tax asset of $34,000 at the beginning of the year, representing a net deductible temporary difference of $100,000. At the beginning of the tax year, Congress reduced the corporate tax rate from 34 percent to 21 percent. Compute the company's current and deferred income tax expense or benefit.

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Which of the following book-tax basis differences results in a deductible temporary difference?


A) Book basis of an employee's postretirement benefits liability exceeds its tax basis.
B) Book basis of a building exceeds the tax basis of the building.
C) Book basis of an acquired intangible exceeds the tax basis of the intangible.
D) Tax basis of a prepaid liability exceeds the book basis of the liability.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Once determined, an unrecognized tax benefit under ASC 740 is not readjusted for subsequent events.

A) True
B) False

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A company's effective tax rate can best be described as:


A) The company's cash taxes paid divided by taxable income.
B) The company's cash taxes paid divided by net income from continuing operations.
C) The company's financial statement income tax provision divided by taxable income.
D) The company's financial statement income tax provision divided by net income from continuing operations.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements best describes " book equivalent of taxable income" (BETI) ?


A) BETI is book income adjusted for all permanent and temporary differences.
B) BETI is book income adjusted for all temporary differences.
C) BETI is book income adjusted for all permanent differences.
D) BETI is book income before adjustment for all permanent and temporary differences.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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