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Basic Question 3 of 15
Dynamite Corporation paid a two-year property insurance premium on January 2. How much of the expense is recorded for book purposes and deductible for tax purposes in that year, assuming Dynamite is on a calendar-year basis for financial reporting?
A. 100% : 50%
B. 50% : 100%
C. 0% : 100%
Book : Tax
A. 100% : 50%
B. 50% : 100%
C. 0% : 100%
User Contributed Comments 9
User | Comment |
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danlan | Ok, on financial statement, it's 50% deductible; on tax return report, it's 100% deductible for the first year, then 0% for the second year. |
mtcfa | On financial statement, the cost is spread over the life of the policy. So if it were 4 years, it would be 25% each year on the financilal statements and 100% for tax. |
surob | Man, this tax concept is confusing me a lot |
yyuen000 | Always remember, tax accounting is on cash basis while financial accounting is on accrual basis |
rfvo | Good Tip Yyuen |
Fotsta | Thanks yyuen |
essoh | i am very confused too but trying to reverse the tendency |
Rosalind | Do we really need to know tax law for the exam? I was a tax consultant in a different jurisdiction before, and I am quite sure that many expenses are not recognized on a cash basis but on accruals basis. It depends on the type of income and expense. Eg. interest income often taxed on accrual (not receipt) basis |
pigletin | its year end,so 50% is recognized |

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Learning Outcome Statements
explain how deferred tax liabilities and assets are created and the factors that determine how a company's deferred tax liabilities and assets should be treated for the purposes of financial analysis
CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 9.