CPA-FINANCIAL practice question 13 of 25
On January 1, 20X1, Pell Corp. purchased a machine having an estimated useful life of 10 years and no salvage. The machine was depreciated by the…
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On January 1, 20X1, Pell Corp. purchased a machine having an estimated useful life of 10 years and
no salvage. The machine was depreciated by the double declining balance method for both financial
statement and income tax reporting. On January 1, 20X6, Pell changed to the straight-line method for
financial statement reporting but not for income tax reporting. Accumulated depreciation at
December 31, 20X5, was $560,000. If the straight-line method had been used, the accumulated
depreciation at December 31, 20X5, would have been $420,000. Pell's enacted income tax rate for
20X6 and thereafter is 30%. The amount shown in the 20X6 income statement for the cumulative
effect of changing to the straight-line method should be:
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