The annual report for Colgate-Palmolive contains the following information (in millions):
Income Taxes Temporary differences between accounting for financial statement purposes and accounting for tax purposes result in taxes currently payable higher (lower) than the total provision for income taxes as follows:

Required:
1. Determine whether tax expense is higher or lower than taxes payable for each year.
2. Explain the most likely reason for tax depreciation to be higher than book depreciation.
3. Is the deferred tax liability reported on the 2005 balance sheet $37.5 million?Explain.

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2005 2004 2003 Depreciation expense Other S60.2) 46.9) 22.1 (13.4) 丨籵! 22.7 39.2 Total S(37.5) 60.3) $61.3 il