Use the Following Information for Questions 58 Through 60

question 10

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for questions 58 through 60.
Hopkins Co. at the end of 2014, its first year of operations, prepared a reconciliation between pretax financial income and taxable income as follows: The estimated litigation expense of $2,000,000 will be deductible in 2015 when it is expected to be paid. Use of the depreciable assets will result in taxable amounts of $1,000,000 in each of the next three years. The income tax rate is 30% for all years.
-Income taxes payable is

• A) $0.
• B) $150,000.
• C) $300,000.
• D) $450,000.

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