Sheridan Co. at the end of 2020, its first year of operations, prepared a reconciliation between pretax financial income and taxable income as follows: Pretax financial income $2615000 Estimated litigation expense 3615000 Extra depreciation for taxes (5622000) Taxable income $   608000 The estimated litigation expense of $3615000 will be deductible in 2021 when it is expected to be paid. Use of the depreciable assets will result in taxable amounts of $1874000 in each of the next 3 years. The income tax rate is 20% for all years.

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Sheridan Co. at the end of 2020, its first year of operations, prepared a reconciliation between pretax financial income and taxable income as follows:

Pretax financial income $2615000
Estimated litigation expense 3615000
Extra depreciation for taxes (5622000)
Taxable income
$   608000


The estimated litigation expense of $3615000 will be deductible in 2021 when it is expected to be paid. Use of the depreciable assets will result in taxable amounts of $1874000 in each of the next 3 years. The income tax rate is 20% for all years.

Income taxes payable is

$121600.
$401400.
$601400.
$0.
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