On January $1,2021,$ Ameen Company purchased major pieces of manufacturing equipment for a total of $$68$ million. Ameen uses straight$-$line depreciation for financial statement reporting and MACRS for income tax reporting. At December $31,2023,$ the book value of the equipment was $$62$ million and its tax basis was $$52$ million. At December $31,2024,$ the book value of the equipment was $$60$ million and its tax basis was $$45$ million. There were no other temporary differences and no permanent differences. Pretax accounting income for $2024$ was $$45$ million.

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Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record Ameen$$s $2024$ income taxes. Assume an income tax rate of $25\%.$