Riverbed, Inc. has a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $$261,600$ at the end of $2024$ due to a single cumulative temporary difference of $$872,000.$ At the end of $2025$ this same temporary difference has decreased to a cumulative amount of $$772,000.$ Taxable income for $2025$ is $$672,000.$ The tax rate is $20\%$ for all years. No valuation account related to the deferred tax asset is in existence at the end of $2024.$

$($a$)$ Record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for $2025,$ assuming that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized. $($Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select $"$No Entry" for the account titles and enter $0$ for the amounts. List all debit entries before credit entries.$)$

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$($b$)$ Assuming that it is more likely than not that one$-$half of the deferred tax asset will not be realized, prepare the journal entry at the end of $2025$ to record the valuation account. $($Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select $"$No Entry" for the account titles and enter $0$ for the amounts. List debit entry before credit entry.$)$

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