Pinnacle West operates in an industry for which NOL carryback is not allowed, and had the following pretax income (loss) over its first three years of operations             2019 $ 1,200,000     2020   (900,000 )   2021   1,500,000        For each year there were no deferred income taxes and the tax rate was 25%. No valuation account was deemed necessary for the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020. What was Pinnacle West's income tax expense in 2021?   Multiple Choice   240,000.   160,000.   375,000   480,000.

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13. Pinnacle West operates in an industry for which NOL carryback is not allowed, and had the following pretax income (loss) over its first three years of operations
 

         
2019 $ 1,200,000    
2020   (900,000 )  
2021   1,500,000    
 
 

For each year there were no deferred income taxes and the tax rate was 25%. No valuation account was deemed necessary for the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020. What was Pinnacle West's income tax expense in 2021?

 

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    240,000.
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    160,000.
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    375,000
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    480,000.
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