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Deferred Tax Liabilities Audit Working Paper (Ind AS 12 / AS 22) — ICAI Audit Working Paper

The deferred tax liabilities audit working paper (ind as 12 / as 22) working paper from ICAI AASB's Audit Working Paper Templates (June 2023). Pre-stamped with your firm letterhead, editable in Word.

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Updated 28 May 2026
Source
ICAI AASB (June 2023)
Chapter
3. Execution
Section
3.19
Format
Microsoft Word (.docx)
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The purpose of this workpaper is to verify the calculation of deferred tax liability. Deferred tax liability is created when a tax obligation is accumulated in one financial year but is due in the subsequent years. A deferred tax liability arises due to the difference in timing between when the tax was accrued and when it is due to be paid.

Calculate the book value, which is the carrying amount, accordingly, using respective Ind AS/ AS of assets and liabilities.

Calculate the tax base for assets and liabilities.

Calculate deferred tax asset (DTA) or calculate deferred tax liability (DTL).

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Common questions

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What's the core computation this working paper should evidence?
The reconciliation of each temporary difference — such as the depreciation timing difference between books and Income-tax Act rates, or provisions disallowed under Section 43B — to the deferred tax asset or liability recognised, at the applicable tax rate.
When can a deferred tax asset NOT be recognised?
Ind AS 12 and AS 22 both require recognition only to the extent it's probable (or virtually certain, under AS 22 for unabsorbed losses) that sufficient future taxable profit will be available to utilise it — a loss-making entity's DTA on carried-forward losses needs this specifically evidenced.
Why does the applicable tax rate need careful checking?
Using the wrong rate — for instance not reflecting a concessional regime the entity has opted into under Section 115BAA, or a rate change enacted but not yet effective — is a common error. The rate used must be the one substantively enacted as of the balance sheet date.
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