At the end of 2017, payne industries had a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $30 million attributable to a temporary book–tax difference of $75 million in a liability for estimated expenses. at the end of 2018, the temporary difference is $70 million. payne has no other temporary differences and no valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset. taxable income for 2018 is $180 million and the tax rate is 40%. payne has a valuation allowance of $10 million for the deferred tax asset at the beginning of 2018. required: 1. prepare the journal entry(s) to record payne’s income taxes for 2018, assuming it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized. 2. prepare the journal entry(s) to record payne’s income taxes for 2018, assuming it is more likely than not that one-fourth of the deferred tax asset will ultimately be realized.

Sara is a manager at a restaurant with employees from different cultural backgrounds. which action of sara could employees perceive as an act of favoritism?

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Ursus, inc., is considering a project that would have a five-year life and would require a $1,650,000 investment in equipment. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows (ignore income taxes.):