hard · Financial Accounting accounting-cycle-financial-statements

When a tax rate change is enacted, ASC 740 requires the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities to be recognized in income from continuing operations, even if the deferred tax was originally recorded in OCI.

What is the rationale for this?

  1. The IRS requires rate changes to be reflected in book income to ensure full parity.
  2. It is not; the effect must be allocated back to the original OCI component under this approach.
  3. OCI is a temporary account that is fully closed out to retained earnings at the end of every fiscal year.
  4. The tax provision for the current year is viewed as a single event related to the change in law.

Sign up free to see the explanation and track your rank →

More Financial Accounting accounting-cycle-financial-statements practice

KomFi: Test Prep Made Easy

KomFi: Test Prep Made Easy — free adaptive practice for GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT, National Real Estate Exam, Investment Banking, and finance with full explanations.

KomFi Academy is free GMAT prep and personalized GMAT help built as a training platform: 75,000+ practice questions, 26,500+ flashcards, on-demand video lectures, podcasts, and 4K slide decks. Flagship tracks: Free GMAT Prep, Free GMAT Resources, National Real Estate Exam Prep, Investment Banking Prep, Finance Prep, GRE, SAT, ACT, LSAT, MCAT, Financial Accounting, Private Equity, Private Credit, and Quantitative Finance.

Free GMAT Prep & Personalized GMAT Help

What's inside

Topics

View pricing · Read testimonials