Disaster, Inc. is a calendar-year corporation that began business on January 1, 2020. For 2020,...

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Disaster, Inc. is a calendar-year corporation that began business on January 1, 2020. For 2020, it reported the following information in its current year audited income statement. Notes with important tax information are provided after the financial information.

Adjustments

Book

Disaster, Inc. Income Statement

Income (DR) CR

(Debit) - Decrease in Net Income

Credit - Increase in Net Income

Taxable Income (DR) CR

Revenue from sales

$22,000,000

Cost of Goods Sold

(15,400,000)

Gross profit

$6,600,000

Other income:

Interest income1

20,000

Dividend income2

60,000

Net capital loss

(15,000)

Life Insurance proceeds

500,000

Gross Income

$7,165,000

Expenses:

Compensation

(1,970,000)

Advertising

(830,000)

Meals

(24,000)

Entertainment

(6,000)

Repairs and Maintenance

(75,000)

Rent

(22,000)

Depreciation3

(980,000)

Bad debt expenses4

(70,000)

Charitable donations5

(330,000)

Political contributions

(10,000)

Total expenses

($4,317,000)

Income before taxes

$2,848,000

Provision for income taxes

(598,080)

Net Income after taxes

$2,249,920

Notes:

  1. Of the $20,000 interest income, $11,000 was from a Seattle tax-exempt municipal bond; the remainder was from a taxable money market account.
  2. The dividend income was received from a corporation that Disaster, Inc. owns 20% of the stock.
  3. Tax depreciation was $1,150,000.
  4. Disaster, Inc. actually wrote off $63,250 in receivables during the year.
  5. Disaster, Inc. made $330,000 of cash contributions to qualified charities during the year.

Please reconcile Disaster, Inc.s book income to taxable income and include the following with your response.

1. Disaster, Incs taxable income after making all book-tax adjustments.

2. For each book-tax adjustment specify whether the adjustment (difference) is either permanent or temporary.

3. Show your work to determine the allowed amount of the dividend received deduction and the charitable contribution deduction for the year.

Please show work, thank you :)

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