In preparing Landers financial statements and income tax returnfor 2016, you discovered the following information:
The lease arrangement with Krump was in effect throughout2016;
Landers acquired marketable equity securities for $75,000 during2016. At December 31, 2016, the fair value of the securities was$90,000. Landers classified the securities as trading (hint: onlyrealized gains and losses are reported on the tax return);
Landers earned $26,000 on Washington State bonds in 2016;
The premium on the key-man life insurance policy increased to$33,000 and was paid in early January;
Landers did not acquire any capital assets in 2016;
The founder of Landers died unexpectedly in December, 2016, andthe company received life insurance proceeds of $500,000 in lateDecember.
Landers made additional installment sales in 2016. The gainrecognized on the financial statements and the income tax returnare shown below:
Gainreported on incomestatement Gain realized on tax return
2016 $180,000 $44,000
2017 50,000
2018 50,000
2019 36,000
Landers began estimating its warranty expense in 2016. For 2016,the company estimated
its warranty expense to be $66,000. Actual warranty work done onproducts sold in 2016
was $43,000.
Landers used the direct charge off method of recognizing its baddebts expense in 2015. Customers’ accounts written off in 2015amounted to $9,000. For 2016, Landers estimated its bad debtsexpense to be $15,000. Customers’ accounts written off during 2016amounted to $10,000.
Interest earned on U.S. Treasury bills is 2016 amounted to$18,000.
Additional information for 2016:
Income before incometax $1,425,000
Taxable income on line28 667,000
Taxrate 35%
Estimated income tax payment eachquarter 57,000
For each of the following questions, select the best answer andtype the letter on the answer sheet that follows the questions incapital letters.
Parts A through S involve the reconciliation of pretaxaccounting income to taxable income (schedule M-1) for 2016. Foreach question, indicate the type of difference (temporary
or permanent) and indicate whether the amount of the item isadded or subtracted to determine taxable income for 2016.
A. The unrealized gain related to trading securities purchasedin 2016:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
B. The rent earned in 2016:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
C. The excess of tax depreciation over book depreciation in2016:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
D. The gain related to installment sales made in 2015:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
E. The gain related to installment sales made in 2016:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
F. The insurance proceeds received on the key-man life insurancein 2016:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
G. The excess of warranty expense per books over warrantyexpense per tax:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
H. The excess of bad debts expense per books over bad debtsexpense per tax:
Type of difference Treatment inthe reconciliation
A. Permanent Added
B. Temporary Subtracted
C. Permanent Subtracted
D. Temporary Added
I. The interest earned on U.S. Treasury bills in 2016 is a
Temporary difference that should be deducted on line 7 inschedule M-1.
Permanent difference that should be added on line 4 in scheduleM-1.
Neither A nor B.
J. At December 31, 2016, Landers legal tax obligation is
$233,450.
$228,000.
$5,450.
$5,540.
K. At December 31, 2016, total future taxable amounts were
$212,000.
$269,000.
$293,000.
$278,000.
$284,000.
L. At December 31, 2016, total future deductible amountswere
$56,000.
$28,000.
$38,000.
$61,000.
$69,000.
M. What is the balance in the deferred tax liability at December31, 2016?
$74,200.
$99,400.
$94,150.
$102,550.
$94,650.
N. What is the balance in the deferred tax asset at December 31,2016?
$21,350.
$19,600.
$ 9,800.
$13,300.
$24,150.
O. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Landers deferred taxliability
A. increased.
B. decreased.
P. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Landers deferred taxasset
A. increased.
B. decreased.
Q. As a result of the changes in Landers deferred tax asset andliability for 2016, income tax
expense
A. increased.
B. decreased.
R. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Landers tax expense forfinancial reporting is
$322,600.
$312,400.
$326,200.
$324,200.
S. Landers effective income tax rate for 2016 is
Higher than 35%.
Lower than 35%.