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Question - Wynn Farms reported a net operating loss of $280,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2021. The enacted tax rate is 25%. 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

2017 $84,000 30% $25,200

2018 94,000 30 28,200

2019 200,000 40 80,000

2020 40,000 45 18,000

Required -

1. NOL carrybacks are not allowed for most companies, except for property and casualty insurance companies as well as some farm-related businesses. Assume Wynn is one of those businesses. Complete the table given below and prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the net operating loss.

2. Show the lower portion of the 2021 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the net operating loss.