There are four questions:1. Is dividend income permanent difference or temporary difference? 2. Are Jane and Kevin's answer of effective tax rate right? 3.Will deferred tax liability increase or decrease along with increases in tax rates? 4.Will income tax expense increase along with increases in deferred tax liability? targets. In particular, they have brought to your attention the note disclosures relating to income taxes: Exhibit and are excerpts from relevant parts of these disclosures, Exhibit I Income Tax Note Excerpt for Nieman Inc. SOOO'S Combined federal and provincial income tax at statutory rate 31.05 $4,510 Increase (decrease) resulting from Tax-exempt dividend income Income tax expense 26.5% 33.955 Exhibit II Income Tax Note Excerpt for Marcus Company. Sooo's Current tax expense $2.110 Deferred income tax relating to increases in tax rates 610 Income tax expense $2.720 * This income tax expense of $2,720,000 represents 40% of Nieman's pro-tax income. Your colleague, Jane, who supports the buyout of Nieman Inc., argues that the company must have a management team that is adept at minimizing tax costs. She argues that the low effective tax rate of 26.5% is proof. "Nieman doesn't fit our typical profile for a buyout, but it would be deal if we are able to get that tax management talent and apply it to all the companies that we buy," she notes Kevin, another of your colleagues who supports the buyout of Marcus Company, argues that Marcus fits perfectly with WEP's strategy of buying poorly run companies. He notes that the effective tax rate of 40% is much higher than the current statutory rate of 31%. He argues. "The management of Marcus must not be very savvy at tax planning which suggests that they are probably not that great at management more generally." Required: Prepare a memo to respond to the issues raised by your colleagues There are four questions:1. Is dividend income permanent difference or temporary difference? 2. Are Jane and Kevin's answer of effective tax rate right? 3.Will deferred tax liability increase or decrease along with increases in tax rates? 4.Will income tax expense increase along with increases in deferred tax liability? targets. In particular, they have brought to your attention the note disclosures relating to income taxes: Exhibit and are excerpts from relevant parts of these disclosures, Exhibit I Income Tax Note Excerpt for Nieman Inc. SOOO'S Combined federal and provincial income tax at statutory rate 31.05 $4,510 Increase (decrease) resulting from Tax-exempt dividend income Income tax expense 26.5% 33.955 Exhibit II Income Tax Note Excerpt for Marcus Company. Sooo's Current tax expense $2.110 Deferred income tax relating to increases in tax rates 610 Income tax expense $2.720 * This income tax expense of $2,720,000 represents 40% of Nieman's pro-tax income. Your colleague, Jane, who supports the buyout of Nieman Inc., argues that the company must have a management team that is adept at minimizing tax costs. She argues that the low effective tax rate of 26.5% is proof. "Nieman doesn't fit our typical profile for a buyout, but it would be deal if we are able to get that tax management talent and apply it to all the companies that we buy," she notes Kevin, another of your colleagues who supports the buyout of Marcus Company, argues that Marcus fits perfectly with WEP's strategy of buying poorly run companies. He notes that the effective tax rate of 40% is much higher than the current statutory rate of 31%. He argues. "The management of Marcus must not be very savvy at tax planning which suggests that they are probably not that great at management more generally." Required: Prepare a memo to respond to the issues raised by your colleagues