At the end of 2019, Sentry Company reported a deferred tax liability of $6,120 based on an income tax rate of 30%. On January 2, 2020, Congress changed the income tax rate to 35%. Required: 1. Calculate the amount of the adjustment to Sentry’s 2019 year-end deferred tax liability. 2. Prepare the journal entry to correct Sentry’s deferred tax liability.

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At the end of 2019, Sentry Company reported a deferred tax liability of $6,120 based on an income tax rate of 30%. On January 2, 2020, Congress changed the income tax rate to 35%.
Required:
1. Calculate the amount of the adjustment to Sentry’s 2019 year-end deferred tax liability.
2. Prepare the journal entry to correct Sentry’s deferred tax liability.
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Revised deferred tax liability:

= ($6,120/30%)*35%

=$7,140

 

Amount of the adjustment to Sentry 's 2019 year end deferred tax deferred tax liability 

= Revised deferred tax liability - Current deferred tax liability

= $7149 -$6120

=$1020

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