LuxAir Incorporated (LA) has book income of $180,000. Included in this figure is income generated from ownership in JRC, of which LA owns 30 percent. JRC has $280,000 in earnings for the year and pays $19,800 in dividends to LA. Assuming accounting for the investment in JRC (income from JRC and the DRD) are its only book–tax differences, what is LA's tax liability for the year?

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LuxAir Incorporated (LA) has book income of $180,000. Included in this figure is income generated from ownership in JRC, of which LA owns 30 percent. JRC has $280,000 in earnings for the year and pays $19,800 in dividends to LA. Assuming accounting for the investment in JRC (income from JRC and the DRD) are its only book–tax differences, what is LA's tax liability for the year?

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