Tatun Inc. pays state income tax at a 5% rate and federal income tax at a 21% rate. Tatun recently engaged in a transaction in Mexico, which levied a $25,200 income tax on the transaction. Tatun's pretax net income for the current year is $1,913,900. Compute Tatun's total income tax burden assuming that:A. The Mexican tax is nondeductible for state and federal tax purposes. B. The Mexican tax is deductible for state and federal tax purposes.

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A. Tatun's state tax is $95,695 ($1,913,900 × 5%), and its federal tax is $381,823 ([$1,913,900 ? $95,695 deduction for state tax] × 21%). Tatun's total income tax burden is $502,718 ($95,695 state tax + $381,823 federal tax + $25,200 Mexican tax). 
B. Tatun's state tax is $94,435 ([$1,913,900 ? $25,200 deduction for Mexican tax] × 5%), and its federal tax is $376,796 ([$1,913,900 ? $94,435 deduction for state tax ? $25,200 deduction for Mexican tax] × 21%). Tatun's total income tax burden is $496,431 ($94,435 state tax + $376,796 federal tax + $25,200 Mexican tax).

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