At Sandhill Co., events and transactions during 2020 included the following. The tax rate for all items is 20%. (1) Depreciation for 2018 was found to be understated by $118400. (2) A strike by the employees of a supplier resulted in a loss of $101700. (3) The inventory at December 31, 2018 was overstated by $151900. (4) A disposal of a component of the business resulted in a $2010000 loss. The effect of these events and transactions on 2020 net income net of tax would be

Respuesta :

Answer:

(1) decrease for     94,720

(2) decrease for    81,360

(3) decrease for   121,520

(4) decrease for 402,000

Total decrease  699,600

Explanation:

We must calcualte the after-tax amount.

(1) As this is an expense ist provides a tax shield, lowering the expense after-tax:

118,400 x (1 - 0.2) = 94,720

(2) also a loss whch has a tax shield:

101,700 x ( 1 - 0.2 )  = 81,360

(3) an overstated inventory for 151,900 generate a loss for holding assets.

After tax: 151,900 x (1 - 0.2 ) = 121,520

(4) loss at dispossal: 2,010,000

2,010,000 x ( 1 - 0.2 ) )= 402,000