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S Ltd acquired land from its parent company P Ltd for $1 000 000. The land had originally cost P Ltd $100 000 (assume a tax rate of 30%). On consolidation, the deferred tax asset will be recorded at: a. $300 000 b. $30 000 c. $270 000 d. not recorded

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S Ltd acquired land from its parent company P Ltd for 1000000.ThelandhadoriginallycostPLtd1 000 000. The land had originally cost P Ltd 100 000 (assume a tax rate of 30%). On consolidation, the deferred tax asset will be recorded at: a. 300000b.300 000 b. 30 000 c. $270 000 d. not recorded

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The deferred tax asset is calculated based on the difference between the tax base of the asset and its carrying amount.

The tax base of the asset is its original cost to P Ltd, which is 100,000.ThecarryingamountistheamountSLtdpaidforit,whichis100,000. The carrying amount is the amount S Ltd paid for it, which is 1,000,000.

The difference between the tax base and the carrying amount is 1,000,0001,000,000 - 100,000 = $900,000.

The deferred tax asset is then calculated by multiplying this difference by the tax rate. So, 900,00030900,000 * 30% = 270,000.

Therefore, the deferred tax asset will be recorded at 270,000.So,thecorrectanswerisc.270,000. So, the correct answer is c. 270,000.

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