This course covers Part III of Schedule M-3 including filing and disclosure requirements for Expense/Deduction items reported on the financial statements.  Completion of Part III requires the disclosure of detailed information regarding book-tax differences when reporting expense/deduction items. 

In addition to determining how financial expense/deduction items differ from how they are reported on the tax return, the differences must be reported as either a “temporary” difference or a “permanent” difference.  Also, in some cases, an expense/deduction item must be separately disclosed, even when there is no book-tax difference. 

After completing Part III, the Part II, line 30 totals must reconcile with the book income reported on Part I, line 11 and Line 28 on Form 1120.  Thus, it is important to “get the numbers right” when completing Part III of Schedule M-3.

This course covers the Schedule M-3, Part III filing and reporting requirements, including:

• The four column reporting format for reconciling book income to taxable income.
• Adequate and separate disclosure requirements for book-tax differences
• Disclosure of common book-tax expense/deduction differences
• Disclosure of financial expense/deduction items even when there is no book-tax difference.
• Reconciling net book income reported on part II with net income reported on part I
• Reconciling net taxable income reported on part II with taxable income reported on form 1120.

After completing this course you will be better positioned to quickly and accurately complete Schedule M-3, a critical part of your company's corporate tax filing duties.

Note:  Parts I and II were covered in prior courses.   Also, the Part III line items not covered in this course will be covered in a subsequent Advanced Topics course.

A comprehensive example of Schedule M-3, Part III is provided to reinforce your knowledge of identifying and reporting expense/deduction differences and reconciling Schedule M-3 totals to both financial and taxable income.