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Basic Question 11 of 20

Pine Grove Co. reported both deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities for the years 2015 and 2016. Pine Grove should report deferred income tax expense (benefit) equal to ______ at the end of 2016.

A. amount of the current tax liability plus the sum of the net changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities
B. sum of the net changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities
C. increase in the deferred tax liabilities
D. decrease in the deferred tax assets

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kalps Deferred income tax expense = sum of teh net changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities
farhan92 how i saw this was:

If you owe bob 100 and bob owes you 10. you would report the difference.
Freddie33 Bob ain't getting sh** from me
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I used your notes and passed ... highly recommended!
Lauren

Lauren

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® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 9.