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Chapter 19: 5Q (page 1092)

The book basis of depreciable assets for Erwin Co. is \(900,000, and the tax basis is \)700,000 at the end of 2018. The enacted tax rate is 34% for all periods. Determine the amount of deferred taxes to be reported on the balance sheet at the end of 2018.

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The book value of an asset is the value at which the investment was recorded in an organization's balance sheet. The amount of depreciation is subtracted from the purchase value of the asset to obtain the book value.

Step by step solution

01

Given the amounts as

Particulars

Amount

Book basis of assets

$900,000

Tax basis

$700,000

Tax rate

34%

02

Determination of deferred taxes

Deferredtaxes=Bookbasisofasset-Taxbasisofasset×Taxrate=$900,000-$700,000×34%=$200,000×34%=$68,000

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