Permanent Differences Include Items That Appear in the Federal Income

question 101

True/False

Permanent differences include items that appear in the Federal income tax return as income or deduction and in the
GAAP financial statements as revenue or expense but in different reporting periods.

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Definitions:

Deferred Income Taxes

The accounting concept that recognizes the tax effect of transactions in different periods than when the transactions actually occur.

Effective Tax Rate

The average rate at which an individual or corporation is taxed, calculated by dividing the total tax paid by the taxable income.

Bond Premium

The amount by which the market price of a bond exceeds its face value.

Goodwill Impairment

A decrease in the value of goodwill, which occurs when the carrying amount of a company's goodwill exceeds its fair value.