(Appendix 11.1) Depreciation for Financial Statements and Income Tax Purposes Dinkle Company purchased equipment for $50,000. The equipment has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an expected useful life of 10 years. Dinkle uses straight-line depreciation for its financial statements. Required: What is the difference between the company's income before taxes reported on its financial statements and the taxable income reported on its tax return in each of the first 2 years of the asset's life if the asset was purchased on January 2, 2016, and its MACRS life is 5 years?

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

For year 1

According to the Company's Books Depreciation

= (Orginal Cost - Salvage value) ÷ useful Life

= ($50,000 - $5,000)  ÷ 10 years

= $4,500

According to the Income Tax Depreciation

= Cost × MACRS Rate for Year 1

= $50,000  × 20%

= $10,000

So, the difference in year 1 is

= $10,000 - $4,500

= $5,500

For year 2

According to the Company's Books Depreciation

= (Orginal Cost - Salvage value) ÷ useful Life

= ($50,000 - $5,000)  ÷ 10 years

= $4,500

According to the Income Tax Depreciation

= Cost × MACRS Rate for Year 2

= $50,000  × 32%

= $16,000

So, the difference in year 1 is

= $16,000 - $4,500

= $11,500

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