Chapter 18, Problem 21E

Uncertain Tax Position At the end of the current year, Boyd Company claims a $200,000 tax credit on its income tax return. Boyd is uncertain whether the IRS will accept this credit. It studies the IRS regulations and determines that it is more likely than not that the IRS will accept all or some of this tax credit. Based on this research, Boyd estimates the following probability distribution of possible outcomes:

Required:

For the current year, determine (1) the amount that Boyd will recognize as a current tax benefit and (2) the amount that it will record as the unrecognized tax benefit.