1. The Main Principle Of Tax-Effect Accounting In AASB 112
AASB 112 Income Taxes is an incorporated amending of IAS 12 Income Taxes (AASB112 2012). The adoption of AASB 112 is illustrated as employing the main principle that current and deferred tax consequences arise from “(a) the future recovery (settlement) of the carrying amount of assets (liabilities) that are recognized in an entity’s statement of financial position and; (b) the current and future tax consequences of transactions and other events recognized in an entity’s financial statements” (IAS12 2012).
On one hand, when an asset or liability is under recognition, there is an intrinsic characteristic that the carrying amount of that asset or liability is expected to recover or
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The accrued revenue is concerned only when received in cash, taxable profit will be $10 000 lower than accounting profit so that there is $3 000 tax being unpaid with a 30% tax rate in 2014. In 2015, the tax expense for revenue receiving leads to a taxable profit that is $10 000 higher than the accounting profit. This tax expense increase the tax expense in 2015 by $3 000 despite the transaction occurred in the prior period. In conclusion, it is of great significance that AASB 112 makes requirements for recording of transactions or other events in the proper period.
2. Summary of the disclosure requirements for Income Taxes in AASB 112
The disclosure requirements for Income Taxes as per AASB 112 are declared from paragraph 79 to 88 (AASB112 2012):
• Paragraph 79 requires the major components of tax expense (income) to be disclosed individually;
• While paragraph 80 states the eight appropriate sorts of components.
• Paragraph 81 supplements other proper components of tax expense (income) that shall be likewise disclosed individually.
• The following paragraph 82 demands the amount of a deferred tax asset and the nature of the evidence supporting its recognition under two circumstances.
• It is emphasized two disclosure criteria related to the nature and the amounts of the potential income tax consequences in paragraph 82A.
• However, paragraph 83 is deleted by the IASB.
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2- The Financial statement disclosure is required when a company has two different segments, as is the case of the Sony Entertainment.
According to AASB 112, main principal of tax effect is to recognize deferred tax asset or deferred tax liability if it is probable that future recovery or settlement of asset or liability makes future tax payments larger or smaller. Requirements are to separately disclose main parts of tax expense, aggregate current and deferred tax relating to items recognized directly in equity, information demonstrating a relationship between tax expense & company’s accounting profit, and certain information relevant to temporary differences and deferred tax assets.
* Conclusion: Changes in an acquirer’s valuation allowances that stem from a business combination should be recognized as an element of the acquirer’s deferred income tax expense (benefit) in the reporting period that includes the business combination.
eventual disposition of the asset (asset group). That assessment shall be based on the carrying amount
c. The amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
The requirements of the applicable financial reporting framework relevant to accounting estimates, including related disclosures
According to AS 3, Paragraph A8 “good audit documentation improves the quality of the work performed in many ways, including, for example:
Name given to certificates: Labels on documents conclude that the advances say they are debt, but labels alone cannot change equity to debt. This factor favors the advances treated as debt, but there is less weight to this factor because it is based on form rather than substance.
Entity-wide disclosures are required under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 280-10-50-40 through 280-10-50-42. The disclosures are required because every corporation does not report information in a similar fashion, and the disclosures would provide comparability of the financial statements among entities. For example, if a corporation uses a geographic approach in its financial statements, disclosing certain information about the products or services sold will make comparability to other companies much easier. The disclosures will also help with comparability within an entity if they decide to choose another method of reporting operating segments in the future. There are three types of entity-wide disclosures; products and services, geographic areas, and/or major customers. Every public company has to comply with the disclosures, even if the company has one reportable segment. The only exception to the entity-wide disclosures is if it is impractical to provide the information, such as it would be extremely costly to the corporation, or if the “internal reporting systems are not capable of gathering financial information by product or service by geographic area.” A disclosure should be made when entity-wide disclosures are impractical.
There presents some positive evidence to avoid the recording of valuation allowance. First, Packer, Inc has a profitable operation history from 1995 to 1997, despite a significant loss in 1994. This is agreed by FASB, which states that a “strong earnings history coupled with evidence indicating that the loss (for example, an unusual, infrequent, or extraordinary item) is an aberration rather than a continuing condition” is a piece of positive evidence (FASB 740-10-30-22). These profits may be carried forward into the future to offset net-operating loss. Secondly, Packer may not generate any significant U.S Federal tax net operating loss carry forwards in the near future because it has the ability to utilize tax planning, such as capitalization of R&D. Thirdly, Packer has never lost deferred tax benefits due to expiration of a US net operating loss carry-forwards.
An assumption inherent in an enterprise 's statement of financial position prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles is that the reported amounts of assets and liabilities will be recovered and settled, respectively. Based on that assumption, a difference between the tax basis of an asset or a liability and its reported amount in the statement of
The first one is the Sarbanes-Oxley section 302, which is found under Title III of the act, pertaining 'Corporate Responsibility for Financial Reports'.
Accordingly, based on the two types of evidences mentioned above, the views of the SEC staff with respect to valuation allowances on deferred tax assets and the types of questions that they might ask if they reviewed the Lucent’s financial reports are as follows;
AASB 112 accounts for Income Tax by acknowledging current and future tax liabilities as follows: