Stone Corporation Reported Pretax Book Income of $1,000,000

question 120

Essay

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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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The factor in a study that the scientist alters to examine its impact on the outcome variable.

Control

The capacity to affect how people act or the progression of occurrences.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, serving as a benchmark for measuring the effect of that treatment.

Experimental

Pertaining to or based on experiments, which are structured and controlled tests or investigations to establish or test a hypothesis.