Blue Enterprises Ltd., a private company following ASPE earned accounting income before taxes of $1,728,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023. During 2023, Blue paid $241,000 for meals and entertainment expenses. In 2020, Blue's tax accountant made a mistake when preparing the company's income tax return. In 2023, Blue paid $21,000 in penalties related to this error. These penalties were not deductible for tax purposes. Blue owned a warehouse building for which it had no current use, so the company chose to use the building as a rental property. At the beginning of 2023, Blue rented the building to SPK Inc. for two years at $252,000 per year. SPK paid the entire two years' rent in advance. Blue used the straight-line depreciation method for accounting purposes and recorded depreciation expense of $406,000. For tax purposes, Blue claimed the maximum capital cost allowance of $631,000. Blue began to sell its products with a two-year warranty against manufacturing defects in 2023 to match a warranty introduced by its main competitor. In 2023 , Blue accrued $597,000 of warranty expenses: actual expenditures for 2023 were $286,000 with the remaining $311,000 anticipated in 2024. In 2023, Blue was subject to a 35% income tax rate. During the year, the federal government announced that tax rates would be decreased to 33\% for all future years beginning January 1, 2024. Calculate taxable income and the amount of current income tax expense for 2023. Taxable income $ Income taxes payable $