Cartman Corporation owns 90 shares of SP Corporation. The remaining 10 shares are owned by Kenny (an

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Cartman Corporation owns 90 shares of SP Corporation. The remaining 10 shares are owned by Kenny (an individual). After several years of operations, Cartman decided to liquidate SP Corporation by distributing the assets to Cartman and Kenny.
SP reported the following balance sheet at the date of liquidation:
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a. Compute the gain or loss recognized by SP, Cartman, and Kenny on a complete liquidation of the corporation where SP distributes $10,000 of cash to Kenny and the remaining assets to Cartman.
b. Compute the gain or loss recognized by SPand Kenny on a complete liquidation of the corporation, where SP distributes land to Kenny and the remaining assets to Cartman. Assume that the land has a fair value of $10,000 and a basis of $2,000. Also assume that the land is not subject to any debt and that Kenny's distribution amount is not affected by any tax paid by SP. (Cartman agrees to bear any SP tax costs).
c. What form needs to be filed with the liquidation of SP?

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
Distribution
The word "distribution" has several meanings in the financial world, most of them pertaining to the payment of assets from a fund, account, or individual security to an investor or beneficiary. Retirement account distributions are among the most...
Liquidation
Liquidation in finance and economics is the process of bringing a business to an end and distributing its assets to claimants. It is an event that usually occurs when a company is insolvent, meaning it cannot pay its obligations when they are due....
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