Coop Inc. owns 40% of Chicken Inc., both Coop and Chicken are corporations. Chicken pays Coop a dividend of $10,000 in 2014. Chicken also reports financial accounting earnings of $20,000 for that year. Assume that Coop follows the general rule of accounting for investment in Chicken. What is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference to Coop associated with the dividend distribution (ignoring the dividends received deduction)?

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