Norfolk Southern operates in an industry for which NOL carryback is not allowed, and had the following pretax income (loss) over its first three years of operations             2019 $ 1,200,000     2020   (900,000 )   2021   1,500,000        For each year there were no deferred income taxes and the tax rate was 25%. No valuation account was deemed necessary for the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020. What was Norfolk Southern's income tax expense in 2021?

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Norfolk Southern operates in an industry for which NOL carryback is not allowed, and had the following pretax income (loss) over its first three years of operations
 

         
2019 $ 1,200,000    
2020   (900,000 )  
2021   1,500,000    
 
 

For each year there were no deferred income taxes and the tax rate was 25%. No valuation account was deemed necessary for the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020. What was Norfolk Southern's income tax expense in 2021?

 

 
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