Marcus owned 200 shares (100 percent) of Sterling Company's common stock. His basis in the shares was
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Marcus owned 200 shares (100 percent) of Sterling Company's common stock. His basis in the shares was $12,000. In 2016, Sterling issued a preferred stock dividend to Marcus. The 50 shares he received had a fair market value of $10,000. Sterling’s E&P in 2016 was $8,000. The fair market value of the common stock was $20,000 immediately after the dividend. In 2019, when Sterling's E&P was $15,000, Marcus sold the 50 shares of preferred stock to an unrelated party for $9,000. What are the tax consequences of these transactions to Marcus?
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CCH Federal Taxation Basic Principles 2020
ISBN: 9780808051787
2020 Edition
Authors: Ephraim P. Smith, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback
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