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Isaac Inc. began operations in January 2018. For certain of its property sales, Isaac recognizes income in the period of sale for financial reporting purposes. However, for income tax purposes, Isaac recognizes income when it collects cash from the buyer's installment payments. In 2018, Isaac had $688 million in sales of this type. Scheduled collections for these sales are as follows:

2018 $ 60 million
2019 120 million
2020 120 million
2021 150 million
2022 150 million
$ 600 million

Assume that Isaac has a 30% income tax rate and that there were no other differences in income for financial statement and tax purposes. Ignoring operating expenses and additional sales in 2019, what deferred tax liability would Isaac report in its year-end 2019 balance sheet?

a. $126 million.
b. $54 million.
c. $144 million.
d. $180 million.

Sagot :

Answer:

a. $126 million.

Explanation:

The computation of the deferred tax liability is as follows

Particulars                      2018                    2019

                                               (in $ millions)

Income for

Finan reporting              600                     0

Income for income

tax purpose                   60                       120

Difference                     540                     120

Opening balance                                     162

of dtl

Dtl creation

(30% of 540)             162                          0

Reversal of dtl

(30% of 120)               0                           -36

Ending balance        162                         126

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