Carlson Corp. reported the following pretax accounting income and taxable income
ID: 2381562 • Letter: C
Question
Carlson Corp. reported the following pretax accounting income and taxable income for its first three years of operations:
2012 $ 400,000
2013 (700,000)
2014 800,000
Carlson's tax rate is 40% for all years.
Assuming that Carlson elected a loss carryback, what would be the net loss in 2013 reported on its income statement?
$420,000.
$240,000.
$ 90,000.
$ 60,000.
$420,000.
$240,000.
$ 90,000.
$ 60,000.
Explanation / Answer
the net loss in 2013 reported on its income statement = 700000 x (1 - 0.4) = $420000
Hence, option A is correct