Black, Inc

question 17

Essay

Black, Inc., is a domestic corporation with the following balance sheet for book and tax purposes at the end of the year. Assume a 35% corporate tax rate and no valuation allowance.

Black, Inc.'s, gross deferred tax assets and liabilities at the beginning of Black's year are listed below.
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Black, Inc.'s, book income before tax is $6,000. Black records two permanent book-tax differences.
It earned $250 in tax-exempt municipal bond interest, and it incurred $500 in nondeductible meals
and entertainment expense. What is Black's total provision for income tax expense reported on its
GAAP financial statement and its book net income after tax?

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