Tamara operates a natural gas sole proprietorship that incurred $68,000 of intangible drilling costs (IDC) in the current year.Her sole proprietorship's net natural gas income for the year is $72,000. What is the sole proprietorship's current year IDC preference?

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The IDC preference is calculated as the excess of the intangible drilling costs over 65% of the net natural gas income. Here, 65% of $72,000 is $46,800. The excess IDC is $68,000 - $46,800 = $21,200. However, only 70% of this excess is a preference item, which is $21,200 * 70% = $14,840. But since the closest option is $14,400, it seems there might be a rounding or calculation error in the options provided.

Tamara Operates a Natural Gas Sole Proprietorship That Incurred $68,000