Reference no: EM1352967

Listed below are items that are commonly accounted for differently for financial reporting purposes than they are for tax purposes.

INSTRUCTIONS:

For each item below, indicate whether it involves:

1) A temporary difference that will result in future deductible amounts and, therefore, will usually give rise to a deferred income tax asset.

2) A temporary difference that will result in future taxable amounts and, therefore, will usually give rise to a deferred income tax liability.

3) A permanent difference.

Use the appropriate number above (namely 1, 2 or 3) to indicate your answers for each.

a) ____ The MACRS depreciation system issued for tax purposes, and the straight-line depreciation method is used for financial reporting purposes for some plant assets.

b)_____A landlord collects some rents in advance. Rents received are taxable in the period when they are received.

c)_____Expenses are incurred in obtaining tax-exempt income.

d)_____Costs of guarantees and warranties are estimated and accrued for financial reporting purposes.

e)_____Installment sales of investments are accounted for by the accrual method for financial reporting purposes and the installment method for tax purposes.

f)_____For some assets, straight-line depreciation is used for both financial reporting purposes and tax purposes but the assets' lives are shorter for tax purposes.

g)_____Interest is received on an investment in tax-exempt municipal obligations.

h)_____Proceeds are received from a life insurance company because of the death of a key officer. (The company carries a policy on key officers).

i)_____The tax return reports a deduction for 80% of the dividends received from U.S. corporations. The cost method is used in accounting for the related investments for financial reporting purposes.

j)_____Estimated losses on pending lawsuits and claims are accrued for books. These losses are tax deductible in period(s) when the related liabilities are settled.

k)_____Expenses on stock options are accrued for financial reporting purposes.