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Miller Company has a defined benefit pension plan. The following information is

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Question

Miller Company has a defined benefit pension plan. The following information is available at year end:

                       Projected benefit obligation           $1,345,000

                        Accumulated benefit obligation     $1,085,000

                        Vested benefit obligation                $   995,000

                        Fair value of plan assets                 $1,030,000

            Which of the following would Miller report on its year-end balance sheet?

A long term liability of $1,345,000

Maxie Corp. purchases equipment for $400,000 on 1/1/16. The equipment is expected to have an eight-year life with a residual value of $40,000 for both financial reporting and tax   Maxie uses straight line depreciation for financial reporting and double declining balance for tax purposes. Maxie reported Income before depreciation of $500,000 for both 2016 & 2017. For those tax years, Miser reported the following depreciation deductions:

                                                            Tax (DDB)                 Financial (SL)

                         2016                           $100,000                     $ 45,000

                        2017                           $ 75,000                     $ 45,000

If Maxie Corp has an income tax rate of 40%, which of the following would appear on Maxie’s 12/31/2017 Balance Sheet?

A long term asset of $35,000

Explanation / Answer

ans 1 Projected Benefit obligation 1345000 Less: fair value of assets 1030000 Liability 315000 Option C $315000 ans 2 Deferred tax liability 2016 (100000-45000)*40% 22000 2017 (75000-45000)*40% 12000 Total balance of DTL 34000 Option B Deferred Tax Liability $34,000