Reference no: EM131821717

The pretax financial income (or Loss) figures for Yates Company are as follows

2011 $90,000

2012 65,000

2013 40,000

2014 (230,000)

2015 70,000

2016 (50,000)

2017 80,000

Pretax financial income (or loss) and taxable income (loss) were the same for all years involved. Assume a 40% tax rate for 2011 and 2012 and a 35% tax rate for the remaining years.

Required:

Prepare the journal entries for the years 2014 to 2017 to record income tax expense and the effects of the net operating loss carrybacks and carryforwards assuming that Yates Company uses the carryback provision. All income and losses relate to normal operations. Assume that it is more likely than not that the benefits of the loss carryforward will be realized, thus no valuation account is needed.