Eastern Corp., a calendar-year corporation, was formed in 2006. On January 2, 2007, it placed five-year property in service. The property was depreciated under the general MACRS system. Eastern did not elect to use the straight-line method. The following information pertains to Eastern:

Eastern’s 2007 taxable income

$300,000

Adjustment for the accelerated depreciation taken on 2007 five-year property

1,000

2007 tax-exempt interest from specified private activity bonds issued in 2003

5,000

What was Eastern’s 2007 alternative minimum taxable income before the adjusted current earnings (ACE) adjustment?

  1. $306,000
  2. $305,000
  3. $304,000
  4. $301,000