What is the amount of tax that Pinto either received or paid during the year?
1. The answer is $60000 received. 2. The working in the kit is as follows: B/f current(asset) (50000) B/f deferred tax 30000 charge to the year 160000 received(balance) 60000 balance c/f( current+deferred) 200000
3. Could you explain do we deduct 50000, that is, “B/f current(asset) (50000)”
There must be some other information in the question that gives us the opening balance. It isn’t a tax payable balance, so presumably there is an amount due from the tax authorities in the form of a tax rebate.