DTL/DTA: Accelerated Depreciation

In any case that you have Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets come up, do you show what you actually pay in taxes on the Income Statement or what accrual would have you pay:

Ex: Example Co buys $400 in PP&E and depreciates it over 4 years. But they use accelerated depreciation to depreciate it 50% the first year:

Which of these is the correct IS

Case 1: IS reflects the Accelerated (tax-based)

End of Y1 IS:

EBITDA: $500 -D&A: 200

Pretax: 300

Net Profit: $240

CF: NI: +240 D&A: +200

DTL: + 40

Cash up 480

BS: Cash: up $480 PP&E: Down 200

DTL: up 40

SHE: up 240


Case 2: IS reflects the straight-line depreciation (accrual-based) End of Y1 IS:

EBITDA: $500 -D&A: 100

Pretax: 400

Net Profit: $320

CF: NI: +320 D&A: +200

DTL: + 40

Cash up 560

BS: Cash: up $560 PP&E: Down 200

DTL: up 40

SHE: up 320

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