On January 1, 2017, Lake Corp., a publicly accountable enterprise, purchased 40% of the common shares of Michigan Inc. and accounts for this investment by the equity method. During 2017, Michigan reported earnings of $900,000 and paid dividends of $300,000. Lake assumes that all of Michigan's undistributed earnings will be distributed as dividends in future periods when the enacted tax rate will be 20%. Lake's current income tax rate is 25%. The increase in Lake's deferred tax liability for this temporary difference is

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The Answer of On January 1, 2017, Lake Corp., a publicly accountable enterprise, purchased 40% of the common shares of Michigan Inc. and accounts for this investment by the equity method. During 2017, Michigan reported earnings of $900,000 and paid dividends of $300,000. Lake assumes that all of Michigan's undistributed earnings will be distributed as dividends in future periods when the enacted tax rate will be 20%. Lake's current income tax rate is 25%. The increase in Lake's deferred tax liability for this temporary difference is