Reference no: EM13810512

The Bookbinder Company has made $150,000 before taxes during each of the last 15 years, and it expects to make $150,000 a year before taxes in the future. However, in 2013 the firm incurred a loss of $650,000. The firm will claim a tax credit at the time it files its 2013 income tax return, and it will receive a check from the U.S. Treasury. Show how it calculates this credit, and then indicate the firm’s tax liability for each of the next 5 years. Assume a 40% tax rate on all income to ease the calculations. 1) Prepare an ending 1998 Income Statement and Balance Sheet from the following information: Sales $800,000; Cost of Goods Sold $300,000; Accounts Receivables $20,000; Bonds Outstanding $160,000; Accounts Payable $20,000; Advertising Expense $1,000; Administrative Expenses $35,000; Interest Expense $24,000; Depreciation Expense $40,000; Dividends Paid $137,000; Rent Expense $5,000; Accruals $20,000; Common Stock $100,000; Retained Earnings $245,000 (Beginning 0f 1998); Cash $20,000; Inventory $45,000; Net Fixed Assets $600,000 (Beginning of 1998). (Assume a 40% Tax Rate)