Wynn Farms reported a net operating loss of $168,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2021. The enacted tax rate is 25%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn's first four years of operation were as follows:                                   Taxable                       Tax                   Income Taxes Paid                                  Income                       Rates 2017                    $77,000                        20%                       $15,400

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Wynn Farms reported a net operating loss of $168,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2021. The enacted tax rate is 25%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn's first four years of operation were as follows:

 

                                Taxable                       Tax                   Income Taxes Paid

                                 Income                       Rates

2017                    $77,000                        20%                       $15,400

2018                      87,000                         20                            17,000

2019                    148,000                         25                            37,000

2020                      77,000                         40                            30,800  

 

Required:

1.Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the net operating loss. NOL carrybacks are not allowed for most companies, except for property and casualty insurance companies as well as some farm-related businesses. Assume Wynn is one of those businesses.

 

Journal entry worksheet

  1. Record 2021 income tax benefit from operating loss. 

 

Required 2:

Show the lower portion of the 2021 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the net operating loss. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in whole dollars). 

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