Reference no: EM131723780

Problem - Bramble Tar and Gravel Ltd. operates a road construction business. In its first year of operations, the company obtained a contract to construct a road for the municipality of Cochrane West, and it is estimated that the project will be completed over a three-year period starting in June 2017. Bramble uses the percentage-of-completion method of recognizing revenue on its long-term construction contracts. For tax purposes, and in order to postpone the tax on such revenue for as long as possible, Bramble uses the completed-contract method allowed by the CRA. By its first fiscal year end, the accounts related to the contract had the following balances:

Accounts Receivable	$322,000
Construction in Process	520,000
Revenue from Long-Term Contracts	520,000
Construction Expenses	364,000
Billings on Construction in Process	416,000

The accounts related to the equipment that Bramble purchased to construct the road had the following balances at the end of the first fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 for accounting and tax purposes:

Equipment	$1,180,000
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment	182,000
Undepreciated Capital Cost	1,049,000

Bramble's tax rate is 40% for 2017 and subsequent years. Income before income tax for the year ended December 31, 2017, was $188,000. Bramble reports under IFRS.

Calculate the deferred tax asset or liability balances at December 31, 2017.