Wynn Farms reported a net operating loss of $180,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2021. The enacted tax rate is 25%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn’s first four years of operation were as follows:     Taxable Income   Tax Rates   Income Taxes Paid 2017 $ 80,000   20 %   $ 16,000   2018   90,000   20       18,000   2019   160,000   25       40,000   2020   80,000   35       28,000     Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the net operating loss. NOL carrybacks are not allowed for most companies, except for property and casualty insurance companies as well as some farm-related businesses. Assume Wynn is one of those businesses. 2. Show the lower portion of the 2021 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the net operating loss.

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Wynn Farms reported a net operating loss of $180,000 for financial reporting and tax purposes in 2021. The enacted tax rate is 25%. Taxable income, tax rates, and income taxes paid in Wynn’s first four years of operation were as follows:
 

  Taxable
Income
  Tax
Rates
  Income Taxes Paid
2017 $ 80,000   20 %   $ 16,000  
2018   90,000   20       18,000  
2019   160,000   25       40,000  
2020   80,000   35       28,000  
 


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1. Prepare the journal entry to recognize the income tax benefit of the net operating loss. NOL carrybacks are not allowed for most companies, except for property and casualty insurance companies as well as some farm-related businesses. Assume Wynn is one of those businesses.
2. Show the lower portion of the 2021 income statement that reports the income tax benefit of the net operating loss.

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