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A firm sells equipment for a $500,000 gain for book purposes, but for tax purposes, it uses the installment method and will recognize the gain as cash is collected over 5 years.

In the first year, how is the total tax provision affected?

  1. The total tax provision decreases in the current year because the actual cash tax payment on the gain is deferred over the installment period.
  2. The total tax provision is unaffected because current tax decreases and deferred tax increases by the same amount.
  3. A Deferred Tax Asset is created because taxable income temporarily exceeds book income during the collection period.
  4. A permanent difference is created between book and tax gain recognition, which lowers the company's effective tax rate over time.

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