Times-Roman Publishing Company reports the following amounts in its first three years of operation:

($ in 000s) 2016 2017 2018
Pretax accounting income $250 $240 $230
Taxable income $290 $220 $260

The difference between pretax accounting income and taxable income is due to subscription revenue for one-year magazine subscriptions being reported for tax purposes in the year received, but reported in the income statement in later years when earned. The income tax rate is 40% each year. Times-Roman anticipates profitable operations in the future.

Required

1. What is the balance sheet account for which a temporary difference is created by this situation?

a. Earned subscription
b. Unearned subscription

2. For each year, indicate the cumulative amount of the temporary difference at year-end
3. Determine the balance in the related deferred tax account at the end of each year, Is it a deferred tax asset or a deferred tax liability?
4. How should the deferred tax amount be classified and reported in the balance sheet?

a. Noncurrent
b. Current

Unearned subscription

2016 deferred tax asset

2017 deferred tax liability

2018 deferred tax asset

Explanation:

The balance sheet account is unearned  subscription which is a liability account,

It is a liability because the company already collected cass but is yet to provide the necessary services paid for the by the customers.

Earned subscription account is sales revenue account which is a profit and loss item.

                     ($'000)                    2016           2017               2018

taxable income                            $290           $220              $260

Pretax accounting income         ($250)         ($240)              ($230)

Deferred tax asset/(liability)        $40            ($20)               $30

When taxable income is more than pretax accounting income, the resulting effect is a deferred tax asset which shows that tax was charged on a higher taxable income which provides tax relief in future.

When pretax accounting income is higher,it implies that tax was calculated on a lower taxable income and that more tax would be incurred in the future when the temporary difference reverses.

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