Morgan Corporation determined that $2,000,000 of the research credit on its current-year tax return was uncertain, but that it was more likely than not to be sustained on audit. Management made the following assessment of the company's potential tax benefit from the credit and its probability of occurring.
Under ASC 740, what amount of the tax benefit related to the research credit can Morgan recognize in calculating its income tax provision in the current year?

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Morgan Corporation determined that $2,000,000 of the research credit on its current-year tax return was uncertain, but that it was more likely than not to be sustained on audit. Management made the following assessment of the company's potential tax benefit from the credit and its probability of occurring.
  Under ASC 740, what amount of the tax benefit related to the research credit can Morgan recognize in calculating its income tax provision in the current year?

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The Answer of Morgan Corporation determined that $2,000,000 of the research credit on its current-year tax return was uncertain, but that it was more likely than not to be sustained on audit. Management made the following assessment of the company's potential tax benefit from the credit and its probability of occurring.
  Under ASC 740, what amount of the tax benefit related to the research credit can Morgan recognize in calculating its income tax provision in the current year?

Morgan Corporation Determined That $2,000,000 of the Research Credit on Its