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WorkpaperIAS 12 — Income TaxesL1 · L2 · L3

Temporary differences schedule

19 missions14 sections to document40 min
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Objective of the workpaper

For one statement of financial position item (asset or liability) of a taxable entity, determine the tax base and the taxable or deductible temporary difference, review the exceptions (goodwill, initial recognition, single transaction giving rise to equal differences), compute the gross deferred tax at the rate expected on reversal, then post the entries and pass the items on to the note.

14 sections · 42 blocks · 11 calculations · 4 entries

  • IAS 12 §7
  • IAS 12 §8
  • IAS 12 §9
  • IAS 12
  • IAS 12
  • IAS 12 §5
  • IAS 12 §16
  • IAS 12
  • IAS 12 §18
  • IAS 12 §20
  • IAS 12 §26
  • IAS 12 §41
  • IAS 12 §55
  • IAS 12 §15
  • IAS 12 §21
  • IAS 12 §21A
  • IAS 12 §21B
  • IAS 12 §22
  • IAS 12 §23
  • IAS 12 §24
  • IAS 12 §32A
  • IAS 12 §33
  • IAS 12 §22A
  • IAS 12 §47
  • IAS 12 §81

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File and entity
Tax base schedule of an industrial SME: accelerated depreciation, development, provisions and revenue received in advance
Case tasks documented here
  • Calculate the tax base of the assets (machines, development, research, receivables).
  • Calculate the tax base of the liabilities (warranties, revenue received in advance, fine).
  • Calculate the temporary differences and state their direction (taxable or deductible).
  • Calculate the deferred tax liabilities and assets at 31 December 20X3.
1

Inputs

Inputs
  • Item examined, taxable entity and taxation authority concerned, origin of the difference

    TextRequired

    MACHINE_A_ACCELERATED_TAX_DEPRECIATION

  • Carrying amount of the asset (asset item)

    Number

    630,000

    Input convention: one instance documents a single item; fill in either the asset data or the liability data.

  • Tax cost of the asset (amount originally deductible under the tax law)

    Number

    900,000

    Case data: tax cost and deductions under the tax law. If the benefits from the asset are not taxable, enter a tax cost equal to the carrying amount and no deduction (para. 7).

  • Tax deductions already claimed on the asset (cumulative tax depreciation)

    Number

    650,000

  • Carrying amount of the liability (liability item, revenue received in advance included)

    Number

  • Amounts of the liability deductible in future periods (or revenue in advance not taxable in future)

    Number

  • Rate expected on reversal, enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date (%)

    Number

    25 %

    IFRS rule: rate expected to apply on reversal, enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date (para. 47). Case data: the rate itself.

2

Supporting evidence

Evidence
  • Evidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)

    EvidenceRequired

3

Tax base

Analysis

IAS 12 §7IAS 12 §8IAS 12 §9IAS 12IAS 12

  • Points examined

    ChecklistRequired

    • Asset: tax base = amount deductible against future taxable benefits
    • Benefits not taxable: tax base equal to the carrying amount
    • Liability: carrying amount less amounts deductible in future periods
    • Revenue received in advance: carrying amount less revenue not taxable in future periods
    • Item with no carrying amount but with a tax base (research costs deductible later)
    • Tax base not immediately apparent: back to the fundamental principle (higher or lower future tax payments)
    • Consolidation: consolidated carrying amounts compared with the bases of the consolidated return or of each entity
4

Temporary differences

Analysis

IAS 12 §5IAS 12 §16IAS 12IAS 12 §18IAS 12 §20IAS 12 §26IAS 12 §41IAS 12 §55

  • Points examined

    ChecklistRequired

    • Temporary difference = difference between carrying amount and tax base, determined by reference to the carrying amount
    • Asset whose carrying amount exceeds its tax base: taxable difference
    • Timing difference between accounting and taxable profit (interest, accelerated tax depreciation, development)
    • Other origins: business combination, revaluation, goodwill, initial difference, investments, exchange differences
    • Revaluation or fair value without tax adjustment: deferred tax even without an intention to dispose
    • Deductible differences: retirement benefits deductible when paid, assets at fair value whose tax base is higher
    • Non-monetary items whose taxable profit is determined in another currency
5

Recognition exceptions

Analysis

IAS 12 §15IAS 12 §21IAS 12 §21AIAS 12 §21BIAS 12 §22IAS 12 §23IAS 12 §24IAS 12 §32AIAS 12 §33

  • Points examined

    ChecklistRequired

    • Non-deductible goodwill: no deferred tax liability on its initial recognition (residual amount)
    • Later reductions of an unrecognised liability on goodwill: not recognised
    • Taxable difference on goodwill arising after initial recognition: liability recognised
    • Goodwill whose carrying amount is below its tax base: deferred tax asset (if profit is probable)
    • Initial recognition outside a business combination, with no effect on accounting or taxable profit and no equal differences: exception
    • Treatment of an initial difference according to the nature of the transaction (non-deductible cost, for example)
    • Compound instrument: difference outside the exception, deferred tax charged to the equity component
    • Non-taxable grant deducted from the carrying amount of an asset: deductible difference, deferred tax asset not recognised (reference to para. 22)

    IFRS rule: a non-taxable grant deducted from the carrying amount of the asset (or presented as deferred income) gives rise to a deductible difference, but the related deferred tax asset is not recognised, for the reason given in para. 22 (para. 33). A grant taxed on receipt follows the general case.

6

Single transaction: equal differences (lease, decommissioning)

Analysis

IAS 12 §22AIAS 12 §15IAS 12 §24

  • Taxable difference on the asset (right-of-use asset or decommissioning cost included in the asset)

    Number

  • Deductible difference on the liability (lease liability or decommissioning provision)

    Number

  • Points examined

    Checklist

    • Transaction that is not a business combination
    • Neither accounting profit nor taxable profit affected at the date of the transaction
    • Equal taxable and deductible differences under the tax law: exception not applicable
7

Compound financial instrument: liability component (convertible bond)

Analysis

IAS 12 §23

  • Carrying amount of the liability component on initial recognition

    Number

  • Tax base of the liability component under the tax law of the case

    Number

    IFRS rule: in some jurisdictions, the tax base of the liability component equals the total of the liability and equity components; the taxable difference arising from the split is not covered by the initial recognition exception (para. 23). Case data: the tax base itself.

  • Points reviewed

    Checklist

    • Tax base of the liability component equal to the total of both components (tax law of the case)
    • Taxable difference arising from the split: outside the initial recognition exception
    • Deferred tax liability charged to the equity component; subsequent changes in profit or loss
8

Tax bases, differences and gross deferred tax

Calculations

IAS 12 §5IAS 12 §7IAS 12 §8IAS 12 §15IAS 12 §22AIAS 12 §24IAS 12 §47IAS 12 §23

  • Tax base of the asset

    Calculation

    250,000

    Tax cost of the asset (amount originally deductible under the tax law) ; − Tax deductions already claimed on the asset (cumulative tax depreciation)

  • Tax base of the liability

    Calculation

    0

    Carrying amount of the liability (liability item, revenue received in advance included) ; − Amounts of the liability deductible in future periods (or revenue in advance not taxable in future)

  • Taxable temporary difference

    Calculation

    380,000

    Carrying amount of the asset (asset item) ; − Tax base of the asset ; − Carrying amount of the liability (liability item, revenue received in advance included) ; Tax base of the liability

    Single signed calculation: (carrying amount − tax base) of the asset − (carrying amount − tax base) of the liability; positive part taxable, negative part deductible.

  • Deductible temporary difference

    Calculation

    0

    Carrying amount of the asset (asset item) ; − Tax base of the asset ; − Carrying amount of the liability (liability item, revenue received in advance included) ; Tax base of the liability

  • Deferred tax liability computed (before exceptions)

    Calculation

    95,000

    Taxable temporary difference ; Rate expected on reversal, enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date (%)

  • Gross deferred tax asset computed (before exceptions and recoverability test)

    Calculation

    0

    Deductible temporary difference ; Rate expected on reversal, enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date (%)

  • Deferred tax liability on the asset of the single transaction

    Calculation

    Taxable difference on the asset (right-of-use asset or decommissioning cost included in the asset) ; Rate expected on reversal, enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date (%)

  • Deferred tax asset on the liability of the single transaction

    Calculation

    Deductible difference on the liability (lease liability or decommissioning provision) ; Rate expected on reversal, enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date (%)

  • Net position of the single transaction (control, nil at the commencement date)

    Calculation

    0

    Deferred tax liability on the asset of the single transaction ; − Deferred tax asset on the liability of the single transaction

    IFRS rule: deferred tax asset and liability recognised separately (para. 22A); the net amount is a control. Net presentation only if the offsetting conditions are met (“Group deferred tax”).

  • Taxable difference on the liability component (tax base − carrying amount)

    Calculation

    0

    Tax base of the liability component under the tax law of the case ; − Carrying amount of the liability component on initial recognition

  • Deferred tax liability charged to the equity component

    Calculation

    0

    Taxable difference on the liability component (tax base − carrying amount) ; Rate expected on reversal, enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date (%)

    IFRS rule: the deferred tax liability is charged directly to the carrying amount of the equity component, subsequent changes being recognised in profit or loss (para. 23). For this instance, DTL_RECOGNISED stays at 0: recognition goes through the compound instrument entry, not through profit or loss.

9

Journal entries

Entries
  • Deferred tax liability arising

    Entry

    AccountDebitCredit
    Deferred tax expense95,000
    Deferred tax liability95,000

    Teaching assumption: the difference arises during the period, on an item recognised in profit or loss, with no opening balance; changes in an existing balance and allocation outside profit or loss belong to “Deferred tax measurement and allocation”.

  • Recognition of the deferred tax asset

    Entry

    Debit Deferred tax asset ← Deferred tax asset recognised (after exceptions and probability assessment, “Recoverability of deferred tax assets”) ; Credit Deferred tax income ← Deferred tax asset recognised (after exceptions and probability assessment, “Recoverability of deferred tax assets”)

    Same teaching assumption as for the liability: arising in the period, in profit or loss, with no opening balance.

  • Single transaction: deferred tax asset and liability at the commencement date

    Entry

    Debit Deferred tax asset (on the liability) ← Deferred tax asset on the liability of the single transaction ; Credit Deferred tax liability (on the asset) ← Deferred tax liability on the asset of the single transaction

  • Compound instrument: deferred tax liability charged to the equity component

    Entry

    Debit Equity component of the compound instrument ← Deferred tax liability charged to the equity component ; Credit Deferred tax liability ← Deferred tax liability charged to the equity component

10

Tax base, exceptions and amounts recognised

Judgment

IAS 12 §7IAS 12 §8IAS 12IAS 12IAS 12 §15IAS 12 §21IAS 12 §21BIAS 12 §22IAS 12 §22AIAS 12 §24IAS 12 §32A

  • Determination of the tax base

    JudgmentRequired

    Deductible (or non-taxable) amounts under the tax law of the case

    Deductible (or non-taxable) amounts under the tax law of the case / Benefits not taxable: base equal to the carrying amount / Bases of the consolidated tax return of the group

  • Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

    TAX_BASE_PER_TAX_LAW

  • Applicable exception

    JudgmentRequired

    No exception: deferred tax recognised

    No exception: deferred tax recognised / Initial recognition of goodwill: liability not recognised / Initial recognition exception: deferred tax not recognised / Equal differences: deferred tax asset and liability recognised

    Professional judgement based on the nature of the transaction and the tax law of the case: business combination or not, effect on profits at the date of the transaction, equal differences arising.

  • Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

    NO_EXCEPTION_APPLIES

  • Deferred tax liability recognised (after exceptions)

    Number

    95,000

    Amount recognised in profit or loss in the period by the entry recording the liability (teaching assumption: arising in the period, with no opening balance). Enter 0 if an exception applies or if the deferred tax is recognised through another entry (single transaction, equity component).

  • Deferred tax asset recognised (after exceptions and probability assessment, “Recoverability of deferred tax assets”)

    Number

    0

    IFRS rule: asset recognised to the extent that taxable profit is probable (para. 24); the assessment is documented in “Recoverability of deferred tax assets”. Enter 0 if no asset is recognised.

11

Conclusion

Conclusion
  • Temporary difference, deferred tax retained and points submitted to the reviewer

    ConclusionRequired

12

Financial statement impact

FS impact
  • Impact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)

    TableRequired

13

Items passed on to the note

Disclosure

IAS 12 §81

  • Information prepared

    ChecklistRequired

    • Deferred tax assets and liabilities recognised, by type of temporary difference
    • Deferred tax recognised in profit or loss, by type of difference
    • Deductible differences for which no deferred tax asset is recognised
14

Normative references

References
  • Paragraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)

    References

15

Checks and financial statement impact

  • The determination of the tax base is documentedPass
  • The review of the exceptions is documentedPass
  • The deferred tax liability retained is stated (0 if none)Pass
  • The deferred tax asset retained is stated (0 if none)Pass
  • The deferred tax liability entry balancesPass
  • The deferred tax asset entry balancesNot evaluated
  • The single transaction entry balances (equal differences)Not evaluated
  • The compound instrument entry balancesNot evaluated
Assets
0
Liabilities
95,000
Profit or loss
-95,000
OCI
0
Equity
-95,000