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Question 391
A company's deferred tax asset decreases from 60,000 to 45,000 during the year. What is the deferred tax charge in profit or loss (assuming no OCI items)?
Select an option first.
Correct answer: B — 15,000 charge
Explanation: B
Question 392
Entity X has the following: accounting profit 400,000; entertaining expense (non-deductible) 20,000; depreciation 50,000; capital allowances (tax depreciation) 80,000; exempt dividend income 10,000. Tax rate 25%. Calculate current tax.
Select an option first.
Correct answer: C — 95,000
Explanation: C
Question 393
Which of the following is the correct balance sheet presentation of deferred tax?
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Correct answer: C — As a non-current item; deferred tax assets and liabilities may be offset if the entity has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax amounts and they relate to the same tax authority
Explanation: C
Question 394
Which of the following does NOT create a temporary difference?
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Correct answer: C — Revenue received in advance taxable on receipt (same treatment in accounts and tax)
Explanation: C
Question 395
An entity has a DTA of 50,000 relating to unused tax losses. Due to poor trading conditions, it is now only 40% probable that the losses will be utilised. What is the revised DTA and what is charged to profit or loss?
Select an option first.
Correct answer: A — DTA reduced to 20,000; charge of 30,000 to P&L
Explanation: A
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An asset was purchased for 200,000. Accounting depreciation is straight-line over 10 years. Tax depreciation (capital allowance) is 25% reducing balance. After year 2, calculate the deferred tax liability at a 20% tax rate.
Select an option first.
Correct answer: C — 7,000
Explanation: C
Question 397
A company with a deferred tax asset of 80,000 (on unused tax losses) reassesses that it is only 60% probable that sufficient future profits will be available. What should happen to the deferred tax asset?
Select an option first.
Correct answer: B — Reduce the asset to 48,000 (60% x 80,000)
Explanation: B
Question 398
Company X has taxable temporary differences of 400,000 and deductible temporary differences of 150,000. The tax rate is 22%. A deferred tax asset is only recognised to the extent that future profits are probable; management believes 80% of the asset is recoverable. What is the net deferred tax position?
Select an option first.
Correct answer: C — Net DTL of 61,600
Explanation: C
Question 399
An entity has opening DTL of 80,000 and opening DTA of 20,000. During the year, taxable temporary differences increase by 30,000 and deductible temporary differences decrease by 10,000. Tax rate is 25%. What is the net deferred tax charge or credit for the year in profit or loss?
Select an option first.
Correct answer: A — Charge of 10,000
Explanation: A
Question 400
Entity X has a deferred tax liability of 120,000 at year start. During the year, the tax rate changes from 25% to 20%. At the start, taxable temporary differences were 480,000. At year end, taxable temp diffs = 500,000. Calculate the closing DTL and total deferred tax charge/credit.
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