The following data are available for a company’s first year of operations:
Metric | £ Thousands |
Earnings before tax reported on the income statement | 2,640 |
Depreciation expense included in earnings before tax | 4,500 |
Accounting expenses that are not deductible for tax purposes | 2,130 |
Depreciation expense deductible for tax purposes in first year of operations | 6,340 |
Corporate tax rate | 25% |
The company’s end-of-year balance sheet will most likely include (in thousands) a deferred tax
| asset of £73. | |
| liability of £460. | |
| liability of £733. |
Incorrect.
Deferred tax balances result from temporary differences between a company’s income as reported for tax purposes and income reported for financial statement purposes. The temporary difference in this case arises from the difference between the depreciation for accounting purposes and the depreciation for tax purposes. Because of this difference, the company would report more income tax expense than would actually be paid in taxes. The difference is a deferred tax liability.
Temporary difference balance = Depreciation expense for accounting purposes – Depreciation for tax purposes | £6,340 – £4,500 | £1,840 |
Deferred tax balance = Temporary difference balance × Corporate tax rate |
£1,840 × 25% |
£460 |
CFA Level I
“Understanding Balance Sheets,”Elaine Henry and Thomas R. Robinson
Section 5.2
“Income Taxes,” Elbie Antonites and Michael A. Broihahn
Sections 2.2, 4


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