Global,Inc Required:
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Essay

Global,Inc.provides consulting services throughout the world.The company pays taxes to the nation where revenues are earned.Information about the company's taxes is presented below:
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{lll}\text {Global, Inc.}\\\text {Components of Income Tax Expense}\\\text { (in millions)}\\\\\text {Current - Federal}\\\text {- Foreign}\\\text {- State and Local}\\\text {Total Current}\\\text {Deferred - Federal}\\\text {- Foreign}\\\text {Total Deferred}\\\text {Total Income Tax Expense}\\\text {Components of Income before Taxes}\\\text {United States}\\\text {Foreign}\\\text {Total}\\\end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\\\\\\\mathbf{2 0 1 2} & \mathbf{2 0 11} \\\$ 35.60 & \$ 29.80 \\53.86 & 65.85 \\\underline{17.15} & \underline{15.28}\\\$ 106.61 & \$ 110.93 \\\$ 10.56 & \$ 8.54 \\\underline{328} &\underline{ 657}\\\$ 13.84 & \$ 15.11 \\\underline{ \$ 120.45 }& \underline{\$ 126.04} \\\mathbf{2 0 1 2} & \mathbf{2 0 11} \\\$ 155.45 & \$ 150.29 \\\underline{142.85} & \underline{134.50}\\\underline{ \$ 298.30} & \underline{\$ 284.79} \end{array}\end{array}$
Required:
a.Using the information provided for Global,prepare the company's journal entry to record income taxes for 2012 and 2011.
b.Using the information provided for Global,determine the company's effective tax rate for 2012 and 2011.