D1. The Commonwealth of Virginia filed suit in October 2019, against Northern Timber Corporation seeking civil penalties and injunctiverelief for violations of environmental laws regulating forest conservation. When the financial statements were issued in 2020, Northernhad not reached a settlement with state authorities, but legal counsel advised Northern Timber that it was probable the ultimatesettlement would be $2,000,000 in penalties. The following entry was recorded:Loss-litigationLiability-litigation2,000,0002,000,000Late in 2021, a settlement was reached with state authorities to pay a total of $1,400,000 to cover the cost of violations.Required:1. Prepare any journal entry(s) related to the change. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entryrequired" in the first account field.)

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