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question 88

Multiple Choice

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Hopkins Co.at the end of 2010, its first year of operations, prepared a reconciliation between pretax financial income and taxable income as follows:

The estimated litigation expense of $1,000,000 will be deductible in 2011 when it is expected to be paid.Use of the depreciable assets will result in taxable amounts of $500,000 in each of the next three years.The income tax rate is 30% for all years.
-Watson Corporation prepared the following reconciliation for its first year of operations:

The temporary difference will reverse evenly over the next two years at an enacted tax rate of 40%.The enacted tax rate for 2011 is 28%.What amount should be reported in its 2011 income statement as the current portion of its provision for income taxes?

• A)$224,000
• B)$320,000
• C)$336,000
• D)$480,000

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