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Chapter 19: Question 13BE (page 1094)

Rode Inc. incurred a net operating loss of \(500,000 in 2017. Combined income for 2015 and 2016 was \)350,000. The tax rate for all years is 40%. Rode elects the carryback option. Prepare the journal entries to record the benefits of the loss carryback and the loss carryforward. Rode expects to return to profitability in 2018.

Short Answer

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Loss carryforwardis theopposite of loss carryback, wherethe operating loss earnedin thecurrent financial yeariscarried forwardto thenext financial yearof the organization.

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01

Computation of loss carryback and the loss carryforward.

LossCarryback=CombinedIncome×TaxRate=$350,000×40%=$140,000

LossCarryforward=(Netoperatingloss-Combinedincome)×Taxrate=($500,000-$350,000)×40%=$150,000×40%=$60,000

02

Journal entry

Rode Inc.
Journal entry

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

2018

Income tax refund receivables

$140,000

Benefit due to loss carryback

$140,000

(To record the loss carryback)

2018

Deferred tax asset

$60,000

Benefit due to loss carryforward

$60,000

(To record the loss carryforward)

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