Question 1 - On January 1, 2012, Piper Co., purchased a machine (its only depreciable asset) for $600,000. The machine has a five-year life, and no salvage value. Sum-of-the-years'-digits depreciation has been used for financial statement reporting and the elective straight-line method for income tax reporting. Effective January 1, 2015, for financial statement reporting, Piper decided to change to the straight-line method for depreciation of the machine. Assume that Piper can justify the change.
Piper's income before depreciation, before income taxes, and before the cumulative effect of the accounting change (if any), for the year ended December 31, 2015, is $500,000. The income tax rate for 2015, as well as for the years 2012-2014, is 30%. What amount should Piper report as net income for the year ended December 31, 2015?
Question 2 - Watson Corporation prepared the following reconciliation for its first year of operations:
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Pretax financial income for 2015
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$1,800,000
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Tax exempt interest
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(100,000)
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Originating temporary difference
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(300,000)
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Taxable income
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$1,400,000
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The temporary difference will reverse evenly over the next two years at an enacted tax rate of 40%. The enacted tax rate for 2015 is 28%. What amount should be reported in its 2015 income statement as the current portion of its provision for income taxes?