Types of
Temporary Differences |
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Revenues or gains that are taxable
after they are recognized in financial income. Example: Construction
Contracts. percentage of completion used for financial
reporting, completed contract used for tax purposes.
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Expenses or losses that are
deductible after they are recognized in financial income. Example: Accounting for
warranty costs.
Must accrue them for financial reporting, can't accrue for tax
purposes; not deductible until actually incurred.
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Revenues or gains that are taxable
before they are recognized in financial income. Example: Accounting for
Rental Income. Must recognize when earned for financial
reporting, must recognize when cash is received for tax purposes.
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Expenses or losses that are
deductible before they are recognized in financial income. Example: Depreciation.
Use of straight-line depreciation for financial reporting, use of
accelerated depreciation for tax purposes.
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The four above are to be emphasized in class: The following four will not be emphasized. |
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A reduction in the tax basis of depreciable assets because of tax credits. |
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ITC accounted for by the deferral method. |
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An increase in the tax basis of assets because of indexing whenever the local currency is the functional currency. |
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Business combinations |