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Interest Payable Example
What entry would Porter Company make on December 31, the fiscal year-end?
D ate
D es c rip tio n
D eb it
C red it
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income tax payable of $9,000.
Income
Tax
Statement Return Difference
Revenues Less:
Depreciation Other expenses
$ 1,000,000 $1,000,000 $
-
200,000 650,000
320,000 650,000
payable is recorded in an account called
deferred taxes.
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Deferred Income Taxes Example
Examine the December 31, 1998 information for X-Off Inc.
taxes following tax
law.
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Deferred Income Taxes
GAAP is the set of rules for preparing financial statements.
The tax law is the set of rules for preparing