Hello sir. hope u are well.
Fresco Co's income tax calculation for the year ended 31 March 20X2 shows a tax refund of $2.4 million.
The balance on current tax in the trial balance represents the under/over provision of the tax liability for the
year ended 31 March 20X1. At 31 March 20X2, Fresco Co had taxable temporary differences of $12 million
(requiring a deferred tax liability). The income tax rate of Fresco Co is 25%.
This concept of Tax refund is new to me, please can u give me the explanation of how it arises and how it affects the the income Tax expense and also where to record it in the SFP.
Thanks in advance
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IAS 12 TAX
Hi,
I'm well, thanks. Hope it's the same for you!
A tax refund will mean that instead of there being a liability at the reporting date and a credit balance, there will be a receivable due from the tax authorities and a debit balance. To adjust for this we will just switch the side the closing balance appears on the T-account used to calculate the tax expense.
The closing figure will then appear as a current asset on the SFP.
Thanks
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