At the end of 2019, Sentry Company reported a deferred tax liability of $6,120 based on an income tax rate of 30%. On January 2, 2020, Congress changed the income tax rate to 35%. Calculate the amount of the adjustment to Sentry’s 2019 year-end deferred tax liability.

At the end of 2019, Sentry Company reported a deferred tax liability of $6,120 based on an income tax rate of 30%. On January 2, 2020, Congress changed the income tax rate to 35%. Calculate the amount of the adjustment to Sentry’s 2019 year-end deferred tax liability.

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At the end of 2019, Sentry Company reported a deferred tax liability of $6,120 based on an income tax rate of 30%. On January 2, 2020, Congress changed the income tax rate to 35%.

Calculate the amount of the adjustment to Sentry’s 2019 year-end deferred tax liability.

Definition Definition Estimated future tax made while preparing accounts. Deferred tax is estimated based on past and present transactions from financial statements. It is not the actual tax that needs to be paid or is refundable from the revenue authority; it is an accounting entry. It is necessary to account for deferred tax due to difference between accounting profits and taxable profits.

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