$20.00
Ex. 16-22: Operating loss carryback and carry forward
This exercise is based on the situation described in E 16–21, modified to include a carryforward in addition to a carryback.)
Wynn Sheet Metal reported an operating loss of $160,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2013. The enacted tax rate is 40%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn‘s first four years of operation were as follows:
Taxable Income | Tax Rates | Income Taxes Paid | |
2009 | $ 60,000 | 30% | $ 18,000 |
2010 | $ 70,000 | 30% | $ 21,000 |
2011 | $ 80,000 | 40% | $ 32,000 |
2012 | $ 60,000 | 50% | $ 27,000 |
Items Required: | |||||||
1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the operating loss. Wynn elects the carryback option. | |||||||
2. Show the lower portion of the 2013 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the operating loss. |