A bad debts provision is expensed in books but tax relief comes only when it is utilised. This gives:
AA deferred tax liability
BA permanent difference
CA deferred tax asset
DA current tax saving
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A deferred tax asset
Tax relief arrives after the book expense, so tax is effectively prepaid and a deferred tax asset arises.
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