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Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Arndt, Inc. reported the following for 2021 and 2022 ($ in millions): Revenues Expenses Pretax accounting income (income statement) Taxable income (tax return) Tax rate: 25% 2021 $ 930 786 144 $ 114 2022 $1,022 842 $ 180 $ 214 a. Expenses each year include $48 million from a two-year casualty insurance policy purchased in 2021 for $96 million. The cost is tax deductible in 2021. b. Expenses include $2 million insurance premiums each year for life insurance on key executives. c. Arndt sells one-year subscriptions to a weekly journal. Subscription sales collected and taxable in 2021 and 2022 were $49 million and $65 million, respectively. Subscriptions included in 2021 and 2022 financial reporting revenues were $43 million ($28 million collected in 2020 but not recognized as revenue until 2021) and $49 million, respectively. Hint. View this as two temporary differences-one reversing in 2021; one originating in 2021. d. 2021 expenses included a $32 million unrealized loss from reducing investments (classified as trading securities) to fair value. The investments were sold and the loss realized in 2022. e. During 2020, accounting income included an estimated loss of $22 million from having accrued a loss contingency. The loss was paid in 2021, at which time it is tax deductible. f. At January 1, 2021, Arndt had a deferred tax asset of $4 million and no deferred tax liability. 6. Suppose that during 2022, tax legislation was passed that will lower Arndt's effective tax rate to 15% beginning in 2023. Prepare a schedule that reconciles the difference between pretax accounting income and taxable income. Using the schedule, prepare the necessary journal entry to record income taxes for 2022. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Suppose that during 2022, tax legislation was passed that will lower Arndt's effective tax rate to 15% beginning in 2023. Prepare a schedule that reconciles the difference between pretax accounting income and taxable income. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).) (S in millions) Current Year 2022 Future Taxable Future Deductible Amounts [2023] Amounts [2023] 0 0 180.0 2.0 0 0 Pretax accounting income Permanent difference: Life insurance premiums Temporary differences: Casualty insurance (reversing) Subscriptions2021 Subscriptions2022 Unrealized loss (reversing) Taxable income income tax return) 48.0 (34.0) 50.0 (32.0) 214.0 (50.0) (50.0) 15% 25% 15% 53.5 Enacted tax rate (%) Tax payable currently Deferred tax liability Deferred tax asset 0 7.5 Required 1 Required 2 Prepare the necessary journal entry to record income taxes for 2022. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).) View transaction list View journal entry worksheet General Journal Debit Credit No 1 Transaction 1 45.0 7.5 Income tax expense Deferred tax liability Income tax payable Deferred tax asset 53.5 0.0

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