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Cass Corporation reported pretax book income of $9,490,000. During the current year, the reserve for bad debts increased by $140,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $360,000. Cass Corporation sold a fixed asset and reported book gain of $66,250 and tax gain of $96,000. Finally, the company received $300,000 of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds from the death of one of its officers. Compute the company’s current income tax expense or benefit. (Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar amount. Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.) Pretax book income Favorable temporary differences Unfavorable temporary differences favorable permanent differences taxable income Current income tax expense

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Cass Corporation reported pretax book income of 9,490,000.Duringthecurrentyear,thereserveforbaddebtsincreasedby9,490,000. During the current year, the reserve for bad debts increased by 140,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by 360,000.CassCorporationsoldafixedassetandreportedbookgainof360,000. Cass Corporation sold a fixed asset and reported book gain of 66,250 and tax gain of 96,000.Finally,thecompanyreceived96,000. Finally, the company received 300,000 of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds from the death of one of its officers. Compute the company’s current income tax expense or benefit. (Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar amount. Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.) Pretax book income Favorable temporary differences Unfavorable temporary differences favorable permanent differences taxable income Current income tax expense

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To calculate the current income tax expense or benefit, we need to first determine the taxable income. Here's how:

  1. Start with the pretax book income: $9,490,000

  2. Identify the temporary differences. These are differences between the book income and taxable income that will reverse in the future. In this case, we have:

    • An increase in the reserve for bad debts: $140,000. This is a favorable temporary difference because it reduces taxable income now but will increase it in the future.
    • Tax depreciation exceeding book depreciation: $360,000. This is also a favorable temporary difference for the same reason.
  3. Identify the permanent differences. These are differences between book income and taxable income that will not reverse in the future. In this case, we have:

    • The difference between the book gain and tax gain on the sale of a fixed asset: 96,00096,000 - 66,250 = $29,750. This is an unfavorable permanent difference because it increases taxable income.
    • The tax-exempt life insurance proceeds: $300,000. This is a favorable permanent difference because it reduces taxable income.
  4. Calculate the taxable income:

    • Start with the pretax book income: $9,490,000
    • Subtract the favorable temporary differences: 9,490,0009,490,000 - 140,000 - 360,000=360,000 = 8,990,000
    • Add the unfavorable permanent difference: 8,990,000+8,990,000 + 29,750 = $9,019,750
    • Subtract the favorable permanent difference: 9,019,7509,019,750 - 300,000 = $8,719,750
  5. Finally, calculate the current income tax expense. Assuming a corporate tax rate of 21% (the current U.S. federal rate), the tax expense would be 8,719,7500.21=8,719,750 * 0.21 = 1,831,247.50, rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount, the tax expense would be $1,831,248.

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