Reading 30 Income Taxes (Layout)
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This reading provides a primer on the basics of income tax accounting and reporting.
The reading is organized as follows:
Section 2 describes the differences between taxable income and accounting profit.
Section 3 explains the determination of tax base, which relates to the valuation of assets and liabilities for tax purposes.
Section 4 discusses several types of timing differences between the recognition of taxable and accounting profit.
Section 5 examines unused tax losses and tax credits.
Section 6 describes the recognition and measurement of current and deferred tax.
Section 7 discusses the disclosure and presentation of income tax information on companies' financial statements and illustrates its practical implications for financial analysis.
Section 8 provides an overview of the similarities and differences for income-tax reporting between IFRS and US GAAP.