Pocus Inc Reports Warranty Expense When Related Products Are Sold

question 127

Essay

Pocus Inc. reports warranty expense when related products are sold. For tax purposes, the warranty costs are deductible as incurred. At the end of the current year, Pocus has a warranty liability of $500,000 and taxable income of $50,000,000. At the beginning of the current year, Pocus reported a deferred tax asset of $210,000 related to the difference in reporting warranty expense, its only temporary difference. The enacted tax rate is 40% each year.
Required:
Prepare the appropriate journal entry for Pocus to record the income tax provision for the current year. Show well-labeled computations to support the three amounts in your journal entry.

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Definitions:

Logic 0

Represents a low state or off condition in digital electronics or binary systems.

Programmed XIO Instruction

In PLC programming, an "Examine if Open" instruction that checks if a specific condition or input is false.