Answer each of the following questions in completing sentences in proper English
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Answer each of the following questions in completing sentences in proper English, restating the question as part of the answer.
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1. Why do temporary differences between GAAP income and taxable income require recording of deferred tax assets and liabilities but permanent differences do not?
2. When a company records a deferred tax asset, what additional analysis and possible accounting procedure (journal entry) must be done that is not done with deferred tax liabilities? How does this affect the income statement and balance sheet?
3. What is the two-step process for classifying deferred tax assets and liabilities as either current or non-current for balance sheet reporting purposes?
Explanation / Answer
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The general principle as per IAS 12 is that deferred tax
liabilities should be recognised for all taxable temporary
differences.The exceptions are:
liabilities arising from initial recognition of goodwill
for which amortisation is not deductible for tax purposes;
liabilities arising from the initial recognition of an
asset/liability other than in a business combination which,
at the time of the transaction, does not affect either the
accounting or the taxable profit; and
liabilities arising from undistributed profits from
investments where the entity is able to control the timing
of the reversal of the difference and it is probable that
the reversal will not occur in the foreseeable future
Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets
A deferred tax asset should be recognised for deductible
temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax
credits to the extent that it is probable that taxable
profit will be available against which the deductible
temporary differences can be utilised, unless the deferred
tax asset arises from:
the initial recognition of an asset or liability other than
in a business combination which, at the time of the
transaction, does not affect the accounting or the taxable
profit.
Deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences
arising from investments in subsidiaries, associates,
branches and joint ventures should be recognised to the
extent that it is probable that the temporary difference
will reverse in the foreseeable future and that taxable
profit will be available against which the temporary
difference will be utilised.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets should be
reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to
the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient
taxable profit will be available to allow the benefit of
part or all of that deferred tax asset to be utilised. Any
such reduction should be subsequently reversed to the
extent that it becomes probable that sufficient taxable
profit will be available.
A deferred tax asset should be recognised for an unused tax
loss carryforward or unused tax credit if, and only if, it
is considered probable that there will be sufficient future
taxable profit against which the loss or credit
carryforwards can be utilised.
The Differences Between Taxable Income And Accounting Income To Be Classified Into Permanent Differences And Timing Differences.
• Permanent Differences Are Those Differences Between Taxable Income And Accounting Income, Which Originate In One Period And Do Not Get Reverse Subsequently.
• Timing Differences Are Those Differences Between Taxable Income And Accounting Income For A Period That Originate In One Period And Are Capable Of Reversal In One Or More Subsequent Periods.
• Deferred Tax Should Be Recognised For All The Timing Differences, Subject To The Consideration Of Prudence In Respect Of Deferred Tax Assets (DTA).
When Enterprise Has Carry Forward Tax Losses, DTA To Be Recognised Only If There Is Virtual Certainty Supported By Convincing Evidence Of Future Taxable Income. Unrecognised DTA To Be Reassessed At Each Balance Sheet Date. Virtual Certainty Refers To The Fact That There Is Practically No Doubt Regarding The Determination Of Availability Of The Future Taxable Income. Also, Convincing Evidence Is Required To Support The Judgment Of Virtual Certainty (ASI-9).
• In Respect Of Loss Under The Head Capital Gains, DTA Shall Be Recognised Only To The Extent That There Is A Reasonable Certainty Of Sufficient Future Taxable Capital Gain (ASI - 4). DTA To Be Recognised On The Amount, Which Is Allowed As Per The Provisions Of The Act; I.E., Loss After Considering The Cost Indexation As Per The Income Tax Act.
• Treatment Of Deferred Tax In Case Of Amalgamation
(ASI-11)
• In Case Of Amalgamation In Nature Of Purchase, Where Identifiable Assets / Liabilities Are Accounted At The Fair Value And The Carrying Amount For Tax Purposes Continue To Be The Same As That For The Transferor Enter Price, The Difference Between The Values Shall Be Treated As A Permanent Difference And Hence It Will Not Give Rise To Any Deferred Tax. The Consequent Difference In Depreciation Charge Of The Subsequent Years Shall Also Be Treated As A Permanent Difference.
• The Transferee Company Can Recognise A DTA In Respect Of Carry Forward Losses Of The Transferor Enterprise, If Conditions Relating To Prudence As Per AS 22 Are Satisfied, Though Transferor Enterprise Would Not Have Recognised Such Deferred Tax Assets On Account Of Prudence. Accounting Treatment Will Depend Upon Nature Of Amalgamation, Which Shall Be As Follows :
O In Case Of Amalgamation Is In The Nature Of Purchase And Assets And Liabilities Are Accounted At The Fair Value, DTA Should Be Recognised At The Time Of Amalgamation (Subject To Prudence).
O In Case Of Amalgamation Is In The Nature Of Purchase And Assets And Liabilities Are Accounted At Their Existing Carrying Value, DTA Shall Not Be Recognised At The Time Of Amalgamation. However, If DTA Gets Recognised In The First Year Of Amalgamation, The Effect Shall Be Through Adjustment To Goodwill/ Capital Reserve.
O In Case Of Amalgamation Is In The Nature Of Merger, The Deferred Tax Assets Shall Not Be Recognised At The Time Of Amalgamation. However, If DTA Gets Recognised In The First Year Of Amalgamation, The Effect Shall Be Given Through Revenue Reserves.
O In All The Above If The DTA Cannot Be Recognised By The First Annual Balance Sheet Following Amalgamation, The Corresponding Effect Of This Recognition To Be Given In The Statement Of Profit And Loss.
• Tax Expenses For The Period, Comprises Of Current Tax And Deferred Tax.
• Current Tax [Includes Payment U/S 115JB Of The Act
(ASI-6)] Should Be Measured At The Amount Expected To Be Paid To (Recovered From) The Taxation Authorities, Using The Applicable Tax Rates.
• Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities Should Be Measured Using The Tax Rates And Tax Laws That Have Been Enacted Or Substantively Enacted By The Balance Sheet Date And Should Not Be Discounted To Their Present Value. Deferred Tax To Be Measured Using The Regular Tax Rates For Companies That Pay Tax U/S 115JB Of The Act (ASI-6).
• DTA Should Be Disclosed Separately After The Head ‘Investments’ And Deferred Tax Liability (DTL) Should Be Disclosed Separately After The Head ‘Unsecured Loans’
(ASI-7) In The Balance Sheet Of The Enterprise. Assets And Liabilities To Be Netted Off Only When The Enterprise Has A Legally Enforceable Right To Set Off.
• The Break-Up Of Deferred Tax Assets And Deferred Tax Liabilities Into Major Components Of The Respective Balances Should Be Disclosed In The Notes To Accounts.
• The Nature Of The Evidence Supporting The Recognition Of Deferred Tax Assets Should Be Disclosed, If An Enterprise Has Unabsorbed Depreciation Or Carry Forward Of Losses Under Tax Laws.
• The Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities In Respect Of Timing Differences Which Originate During The Tax Holiday Period And Reverse During The Tax Holiday Period, Should Not Be Recognised To The Extent Deduction From The Total Income Of An Enterprise Is Allowed During The Tax Holiday Period. However, If Timing Differences Reverse After The Tax Holiday Period, DTA And DTL Should Be Recognised In The Year In Which The Timing Differences Originate. Timing Differences, Which Originate First, Should Be Considered For Reversal First (ASI-3) And (ASI-5).
• On The First Occasion Of Applicability Of This AS The Enterprise Should Recognise, The Deferred Tax Balance That Has Accumulated Prior To The Adoption Of This Statement As Deferred Tax Asset / Liability With A Corresponding Credit / Charge To The Revenue Reserves.