Assume Maple Corp. has just completed the third year of its existence (year 3). The table below indicates Maples ending book inventory for each year and the additional 263A costs it was required to include in its ending inventory. Maple immediately expensed these costs for book purposes. In year 2, Maple sold all of its year 1 ending inventory, and in year 3 it sold all of its year 2 ending inventory.

	Year 1			Year 2			Year 3
Ending book inventory	$	3,380,000		$	3,910,000		$	3,216,000
Additional 263A costs		56,000			84,000			44,250
Ending tax inventory	$	3,436,000		$	3,994,000		$	3,260,250

Required:

1. What booktax difference associated with its inventory did Maple report in year 1? Was the difference favorable or unfavorable? Was it permanent or temporary?
2. What booktax difference associated with its inventory did Maple report in year 2? Was the difference favorable or unfavorable? Was it permanent or temporary?
3. What booktax difference associated with its inventory did Maple report in year 3? Was the difference favorable or unfavorable? Was it permanent or temporary?