In 2018, Kardashian Inc. reported pretax accounting income of $240,000. In 2019, the company had a profit of $120,000. In 2020, the company lost $560,000. The following year, the company's accounting income was

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In 2018, Kardashian Inc. reported pretax accounting income of $240,000. In 2019, the company had a profit of $120,000. In 2020, the company lost $560,000. The following year, the company's accounting income was $440,000. Income for tax purposes was the same as for accounting for all years. Kardashian's tax rate was 32% for 2018 and 2019, 33% for 2020, and 34% for 2021 and subsequent years. The tax rates were all enacted by the beginning of 2018.

 

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Prepare the journal entries for the years 2018 to 2021 to record income taxes. Assume that Kardashian's policy is to carry back any tax losses first, and that at the end of 2021, the loss carryforward benefits are judged more likely than not to be realized in the future.  

 

 

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