Delta Corporation made an Selection on January 1 of the current year. Delta had been a C
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Delta Corporation made an Selection on January 1 of the current year. Delta had been a C corporation since its inception in 2003. The corporation has the following operating results during the current year:
Ordinary income .................... $200,000
Long-term capital gains .......... 130,000
The adjusted basis and FMV of capital assets held on January 1 and sold during the current year were $200,000 and $320,000, respectively, as of January 1 of the year in which the corporation's Selection became effective.
a. Is Delta Corporation subject to the built-in gains tax under Sec. 1374? Explain.
b. What is the corporation's tax liability on the built-in gain (if applicable)?
c. How would your answers to Parts a and b change if Delta Corporation instead had made its Selection effective January 1, 2005?
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Federal Taxation 2019 Individuals
ISBN: 9780134739670
32nd Edition
Authors: Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson