Birch Corp. is an accrual‐basis, calendar‐year C corporation. Its reported book income before federal income taxes was $250,000, which included $46,000 in municipal bond interest income. Birch's book expenses included $4,000 of interest incurred on indebtedness used to carry the municipal bonds. What should be the amount of Birch's taxable income, as reconciled on Birch's Schedule M‐1, Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income per Return, of Form 1120, U. S. Corporation Income Tax Return? Group of answer choices a. $254,000

b. $250,000

c. $208,000

d. $204,000

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