HELP NEEDED: Deferred Tax Liability/Asset classification

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    Anonymous
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    Totally confused on what goes under DTA or DTL.. helpppp meeee

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  • #542660
    Anonymous
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    I just went through this section and someone posted something that has helped me.

    If your revenue is higher in a future period then you will have more taxable income later = DTL

    If your expenses are lower in a future period then you will have more taxable income later = DTL

    The opposite is true for DTA

    lower revenue later = less taxable income later = DTA

    higher expenses later = less taxable income later = DTA

    So as an illustration: Revenues are taxable when received, but not recognized as revenues on the income statement until earned. If you receive rent revenue in advance you will pay the tax on it in the current period, but it will not count towards the pretax income on your income statement until later during the actual rental period. Thus, you will have a DTA because you will have lower revenue (for tax purposes) in a future period.

    I hope that helped.

    #542693
    Anonymous
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    I just went through this section and someone posted something that has helped me.

    If your revenue is higher in a future period then you will have more taxable income later = DTL

    If your expenses are lower in a future period then you will have more taxable income later = DTL

    The opposite is true for DTA

    lower revenue later = less taxable income later = DTA

    higher expenses later = less taxable income later = DTA

    So as an illustration: Revenues are taxable when received, but not recognized as revenues on the income statement until earned. If you receive rent revenue in advance you will pay the tax on it in the current period, but it will not count towards the pretax income on your income statement until later during the actual rental period. Thus, you will have a DTA because you will have lower revenue (for tax purposes) in a future period.

    I hope that helped.

    #542662
    Anonymous
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    That helped alot!! thank you

    #542695
    Anonymous
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    That helped alot!! thank you

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