Information for Kent Corp. for the year 2013: Reconciliation of pretax accounting income and...

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Information for Kent Corp. for the year 2013:

Reconciliation of pretax accounting income and taxable income:
Pretax accounting income $178,500
Permanent differences (13,800)
164,700
Temporary difference-depreciation (12,700)
Taxable income $152,000

Cumulative future taxable amounts all from depreciation temporary differences:

As of December 31, 2012 $13,200
As of December 31, 2013 $25,900

The enacted tax rate was 23% for 2012 and thereafter.

What should be the balance in Kent's deferred tax liability account as of December 31, 2013?

a) $4,356.

b) $5,957.

c) $25,900.

d) None of the above is correct.

Deferred tax liability:

When a person must pay taxes for a transaction that has not been completed in a given year, the tax obligation must be brought forward to the year it was completed, thus, leading to deferred tax liability.

Answer and Explanation: 1

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The correct option is b

The calculation for the balance in deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2013, is as follows:

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