Answer:
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
The company should use the taxable income of $305,600 to calculate it's income tax expense, as that is what they will actually have to pay in taxes after year-end.
Tringali report as its income tax expense for its first year of operations:
= Taxable income × Tax rate
= $305,600 × 36%
= $110,016 (Answer)