Eckert Corporation's partial income statement after its first year of operations is as follows:

Income before income taxes$3,750,000

Income tax expense

Current$1,035,000

Deferred90,0001,125,000

Net income$2,625,000

Eckert uses the straight-line method of depreciation for financial reporting purposes and accelerated depreciation for tax purposes. The amount charged to depreciation expense on its books this year was $2,800,000. No other differences existed between book income and taxable income except for the amount of depreciation. Assuming a 30% tax rate, what amount was deducted for depreciation on the corporation's tax return for the current year?

A) $2,500,000

B) $1,125,000

C) $2,800,000

D) $3,100,000