Sigma Corporation, an S corporation with one shareholder, incurred the following items Year 1 and Year 2:

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Sigma Corporation, an S corporation with one shareholder, incurred the following items Year 1 and Year 2:
Year 1
Tax-exempt income ……………………… $ 5,000
Ordinary income ………………………… 30,000
Year 2
Ordinary loss …………………………….($40,000)
Cash distribution ………………………… 15,000
At the beginning of Year 1, the corporation had AAA and OAA balances of zero and accumulated E&P of $6,000. At the beginning of Year 1, the shareholder had a $10,000 basis in stock and a $12,000 basis in debt he loaned to the corporation.
a.
Determine items reported by the shareholder in Year 1 and Year 2.
b. Determine the balances in each corporate account and the shareholder’s stock and debt bases at the end of each year.
c. Determine the results if the distribution in Year 2 is $35,000 instead of $15,000.
d. How does the answer to Part c change if, in Year 2, the corporation has an $18,000 long-term capital gain in addition to the $40,000 ordinary loss? Corporation
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Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9780134104379

29th Edition

Authors: Thomas R. Pope, Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson

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