Lafayette,Inc

question 43

Essay

Lafayette,Inc.completed its first year of operations with a pretax loss of $800,000.The tax return showed a net operating loss of $750,000,which the company will carryforward.The $50,000 book-tax difference results from a disallowed deduction for meals and entertainment.Management has determined that they should record a valuation allowance equal to the net deferred tax asset.Assuming a tax rate of 34%,prepare the journal entries to record the deferred tax provision and the valuation allowance.

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Definitions:

Research Hypotheses

Formal statements predicting a significant relationship or difference between two or more variables in a study.

Analysis of Variance

A statistical technique that compares the averages of three or more groups to determine if at least one significantly deviates from the rest.

ANOVA

Short for "Analysis of Variance," a statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples, testing the hypothesis that they are equal.

Total Sample Size

The aggregate number of individual observations or data points collected in a study.