Lawrence Corporation Reports the Following Results During the Current Year

question 56

Essay

Lawrence Corporation reports the following results during the current year:
No dividends were paid in the throwback period.A long-term capital gain of $50,000 is included in taxable income.The statutory accumulated earnings tax exemption has been used up in prior years.An additional earnings accumulation of $60,000 for the current year can be justified as meeting the reasonable needs of the business.What is Lawrence Corporation's accumulated earnings tax liability?

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Definitions:

Future Payments

Obligations that are due to be paid at a future date.

Liabilities

Debts or obligations that arise during the course of business operations, which must eventually be paid off or settled.

Contingent Liabilities

Potential liabilities that may occur depending on the outcome of a future event.

Times Interest Earned

A financial metric assessing a company's capacity to fulfill its debt responsibilities using its present earnings.