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POULTON & YORDAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW



RICHARD T. LUDLOW

April 13, 2007

Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
Re:
Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc.
 
Form 10-KSB/A for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005
   Filed on May 17, 2002
   File No.: 000-50009

Dear Mr. Rosenberg:

    At the request of the mangement of Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc. (the "Company") I am sending you this correspondence to correct several inconsistencies we have identified in the proposed "Note 5 - Income Taxes" to the financial statements included in our letter of April 3, 2007.  Following is the corrected Note 5.
NOTE 5 – INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for corporate income taxes in accordance with Statement of Accounting Standards Number 109 (“SFAS No. 109”) “Accounting for Income Taxes.”  SFAS No. 109 requires an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income tax purposes.

The tax provision (benefit) for the year-ended December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005 consisted of the following:

   
2006
   
2005
 
   
 
   
 (Restated)
 
Current:
           
Federal
  $ (17,948 )   $
23,216
 
State
   
1,700
     
17,596
 
Deferred
               
Federal
   
4,240
      (17,070 )
State
   
765
      (2,550 )
     Total tax provision (benefit)
  $ (11,243 )   $
21,192
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mr. Jim Rosenberg
April 13, 2007
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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  The Company’s total deferred tax liabilities, deferred tax assets, and deferred tax asset valuation allowances at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 are as follows:

Depreciation
           
Federal
  $ (1,060 )   $ (2,175 )
State
    (160 )     (325 )
Reserve for bad debts
               
Federal
   
6,770
     
12,890
 
State
   
1,030
     
1,930
 
Vacation Accrual
               
Federal
   
6,135
     
6,355
 
State
   
915
     
945
 
Charitable contribution
   
985
     
-
 
Deferred tax assets
  $
14,615
    $
19,620
 
 
 
The reconciliation of income tax computed at statutory rates of income tax benefits is as follows:

 
Expense at federal statutory rate 
  $ (26,043 )   $
5,410
 
State tax effects
   
1,700
     
23,575
 
Non deductible expenses
   
12,335
     
18,800
 
Taxable temporary differences
   
2,100
     
17,505
 
Deductible temporary differences
    (6,340 )     (435 )
Change in deferred tax asset valuation
   
5,005
      (19,620 )
     Income tax provision (benefit)
  $ (11,243 )   $
45,235
 

The Company recognized a total of $45,235 in income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2005.  This amount was comprised of $21,485 for the year ended December 31, 2005 and a total of $23,750 for the prior years of 2002, 2003 and 2004.  The Company failed to file tax returns for the prior years and was unaware that the state of California had suspended NOL carryforwards for those years.  There was no federal income tax recognized for those years.  The Company deemed this appropriate treatment since the state tax expense was not material for the years the tax was incurred.

As a result of these changes, we have also revised the discussion of tax expense included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis to eliminate inconsistencies.
 
 
 
 

Mr. Jim Rosenberg
April 13, 2007
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 Thank you for your assistance in this matter.  If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me directly.

Very truly yours,

POULTON & YORDAN



Richard T. Ludlow
Attorney at Law