On February 12, 2005, Nancy Trout and Delores Lake formed Kingfisher Corporation to sell fishing tackle....

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On February 12, 2005, Nancy Trout and Delores Lake formedKingfisher Corporation to sell fishing tackle. Pertinentinformation regarding Kingfisher is summarized as follows.Kingfisher's business address is 1717 Main Street, Ely, MN 55731;its telephone number is (218) 555-2211; and its e-mail address is[email protected]. The employer identification number is11-1111111, and the principal business activity code is 451110.Nancy owns 50% of the common stock and is president of the company,and Delores owns 50% of the common stock and is vice president ofthe company. No other class of stock is authorized. Both Nancy andDelores are full-time employees of Kingfisher. Nancy's SocialSecurity number is 123-45-6789, and Delores's Social Securitynumber is 987-65-4321. Kingfisher is an accrual method, calendaryear taxpayer. Inventories are determined using FIFO and the lowerof cost or market method. Kingfisher uses the straight-line methodof deprecation for book purposes and accelerated depreciation(MACRS) for tax purposes. During 2018, the corporation distributedcash dividends of $80,000. Kingfisher's financial statements for2018 are shown below.

Income Statement
Income
Gross sales$2,408,000
Sales returns and allowances(80,000)
Net sales$2,328,000
Cost of goods sold(920,000)
Gross profit$1,408,000
Dividends received from stock investments in
      less-than-20%-owned U.S.corporations
12,000
Interest income:
    State bonds$  14,000
    Certificates of deposit10,00024,000
Total income$1,444,000
Expenses
Salaries—officers
    Nancy Trout$160,000
    Delores Lake160,000$320,000
Salaries—clerical and sales290,000
Taxes (state, local, and payroll)85,000
Repairs and maintenance56,000
Interest expense:
    Business loans$  12,000
    Loan to purchase state bonds8,00020,000
Advertising6,000
Rental expense68,000
Depreciation*40,000
Charitable contributions15,000
Employee benefit programs24,000
Premiums on term life insurance policies on lives of NancyTrout and
      Delores Lake; Kingfisher is thedesignated beneficiary
16,000
Total expenses(940,000)
Net income before taxes$  504,000
Federal income tax(106,680)
Net income per books$397,320

*The depreciation expense for taxes is the sames as thedepreciation expense per the books.

Balance Sheet
AssetsJanuary 1, 2018December 31, 2018
Cash$  380,000    $  337,300      
Trade notes and accounts receivable308,400    480,280      
Inventories900,000    1,012,000      
State bonds160,000    160,000      
Federal income tax refund-0-    1,320      
Certificates of deposit140,000    140,000      
Stock investments300,000    300,000      
Building and other depreciable assets240,000    240,000      
Accumulated depreciation(88,800)   (128,800)     
Land20,000    20,000      
Other assets3,600    2,000      
    Total assets$2,363,200    $2,564,100      
Liabilities and EquityJanuary 1, 2018December 31, 2018
Accounts payable$  300,000    $  223,880      
Other current liabilities80,300    40,000      
Mortgages210,000    200,000      
Capital stock500,000    500,000      
Retained earnings1,272,900    1,590,220      
    Total liabilities and equity$2,363,200    $2,564,100      

During 2018, Kingfisher made estimated tax payments of $27,000each quarter to the IRS.

Determine Kingfisher's income tax liability for tax year 2018providing the following information that would be reported on Form1120 and supporting schedules.

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