Question

On January 1, 2020, Piper Corp. purchased 40% of the voting common stock for of Betz, Inc. for $2,000,000 and appropriately accounts for its investment by the equity method. During 2020, Betz reported earnings of $720,000 and paid dividends of $240,000. Ignore the dividend-received deduction. Piper's current enacted income tax rate is 21%. The increase in Piper's deferred income tax liability for this temporary difference is

Answer 1

$57,600

Explanation:

The computation of the increase in Piper's deferred income tax liability for this temporary difference is shown below:-

Purchase of voting Common stock of Betz inc. by Piper Corp.= ( Betz's reported earnings - Betz Paid Dividends ) × (Percentage of the voting Common stock of Betz inc.)

= ($720,000 - $240,000) × 40%

= $480,000 × 40%

= $192,000

Now, the rise in Piper's deferred income tax liability for this temporary difference is

Purchase of voting Common stock of Betz inc. by Piper Corp. × enacted tax rate

= $192,000 × 30%

= $57,600