Fescue Corporation's partial income statement after its first year of operations is as follows:
Income before income taxes $3,750,000
Income tax expense
Current $1,035,000
Deferred 90,000 1,125,000
Net income $2,625,000
Fescue uses the straight-line method of depreciation for financial reporting purposes and accelerated depreciation for tax purposes. The amount charged to depreciation expense on its books this year was $1,200,000. No other differences existed between book income and taxable income except for the amount of depreciation. Assuming a 30% tax rate, what amount was deducted for depreciation on the corporation's tax return for the current year?
a. $1,425,000
b. $1,500,000