A Corporation's Taxable Income Almost Never Is the Same as Its

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Essay

A corporation's taxable income almost never is the same as its GAAP financial accounting income. Explain why this occurs. Use the terms permanent and temporary book-tax differences in you answer. Give at least two examples of each type of book-tax difference.

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