Prewer, Inc. received a $$160,000$ dividend on its investment consisting of $16$ percent of the outstanding stock of TKS$,$ Inc., a taxable domestic corporation. Before considering this dividend, Prewer had a $$43,500$ operating loss for the year. It also had a $$31,300$ NOL carryover deduction from the prior year. What is Prewer$$s taxable income this year?

Provide each of the following:

$1.$ A solution for Prewar Inc.$$s corporate dividend received deduction.

You must:

a$.$ Calculate the dividend received deduction and calculate the tax liability.

b$.$ Calculate the dividend received deduction.

c$.$ Determine the most effective method to present the solution.

$2.$ Summary of dividends received deduction.

You must:

a$.$ Evaluate the results in the context of NOL deduction. $($Interpret this from the information as calculated, then discuss possible options.$)$

b$.$ Address the following questions:

$$ What is the purpose of this deduction? Who would be most interested in this deduction?

$$ What section of the Internal Revenue Code $($IRC$)$ is referenced for guidance in tax treatments?

$$ What primary or secondary source was used to support the sections of the IRC?

$$ Which tests must be met to qualify for taking the deduction and why?

$$ How do the rules vary in real$-$world application?

$$ What was the most useful information gained in the process of researching and determining the tax treatment?

c$.$ Explain how you arrived at your calculation for the dividend received deduction.

d$.$ Give a conclusion.

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