Provo, Inc. has an estimated annual tax rate of 35 percent in the first quarter of 2013.

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Provo, Inc. has an estimated annual tax rate of 35 percent in the first quarter of 2013. Pretax income for the first quarter was $300,000. At the end of the second quarter of 2013, Provo expects the annual tax rate to be 32 percent because of anticipated tax credits. Pretax income for the second quarter was $350,000. Assume no items in either quarter requiring the net-of-tax presentation. How much income tax expense is recognized in the first quarter of 2013?

a. $26,250

b. $112,000

c. $96,000

d. $105,000

e. $0

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-1305084858

12th edition

Authors: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng

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