The following facts pertain to Lifecycle Corporation: 

• Able owns a parcel of land (Land A) having a $30,000 FMV and $16,000 adjusted basis. Baker owns an adjacent parcel of land (Land B) having a $20,000 FMV and $22,000 adjusted basis. On January 2, 2018, Able and Baker contribute their parcels of land to newly formed Lifecycle Corporation in exchange for 60% of the corporation's stock for Able and 40% of the corporation's stock for Baker. The corporation elects a calendar tax year and the accrual method of accounting. In all years, the corporation meets the small business exemption to being subject to the limitation on net business interest. 

• On January 2, 2018, the corporation borrows $2 mill ion and uses the loan proceeds to build a factory ($1 million), purchase equipment ($500,000), produce inventory ($450,000), pay other operating expenses ($30,000), and retain working cash ($20,000). Assume the corporation sells all inventory produced and collects on all sales immediately so that, at the end of any year, the corporation has no accounts receivable or inventory balances. Further assume the corporation does not elect Sec. 179 expensing and does not claim bonus depreciation. 

• Operating results for 2018 are as follows: 

• In 2019, Lifecycle Corporation invests $10,000 of excess cash in Macro Corporation stock (less than 20% owned) and $20,000 in tax-exempt bonds. In addition, the corporation pays Able a $12,000 salary and distributes an additional $42,000 to Able and $28,000 to Baker. The corporation also makes a $100,000 principal payment on the loan.

• Results for 2019 are as follows:

• In 2020, the corporation did not pay a salary to Able and made no distributions to the shareholders. The corporation, however, made a $30,000 principal payment on the loan.

• Results for 2020 are as follows:

• On January 2, 2021, the corporation sells its assets, pays taxes on the gain, and pays off the $1.87 million remaining debt.

*Note: Technically the equipment should be depreciated for 1/2 year in the year of disposition, and the building should be depreciated for 1/2 month (because of the January disposition). However,for simplicity, the above calculations ignore depreciation deductions in the disposition year, which creates an offsetting overstatement of adjusted basis. Section 362(e)(2) limits Land B basis to its $20,000 FMV at the rime it was contribuced to the corporation. Immediately after these transactions, the corporation makes a liquidating distribution of the remaining cash to Able and Baker. The remaining cash is $367,315, which the corporation distributes in proportion to the shareholders' ownership (60% and 40%). Assume that the shareholder's long-term capital gains will be taxed in 2021 at 23.8% (the 20% maximum capital gains rate plus the 3.8% rate on net investment income). 

Required:
a. Determine the tax consequences of the corporate formation to Able, Baker, and Life cycle Corporation.

b. For 2018 through 2020, prepare schedules showing corporate taxable income, taxes, and E&P activity. Assume that Life cycle pays its taxes in the same year they accrue. 

c. For 2021, prepare a schedule showing the results of the is year's transactions on Life cycle Corporation, Able, and Baker.

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Sales $964,000 450,000 140,000 Cost of goods sold Interest paid on loan Depreciation: Equipment Building ($25,000 for E&P) ($24,000 for E&P) 70,000 24,000 30,000 Operating expenses $990,000 500,000 130,000 Sales Cost of goods sold Interest paid on loan Depreciation: Equipment Building Operating expenses Salary paid to Able Dividend received on Macro Corporation stock 125,000 25,000 40,000 12,000 ($50,000 for E&P) ($25,000 for E&P) 2,000 Short-term capital gain on sale of portion of Macro Corporation stock holdings ($4,000 – $3,000) Tax-exempt interest received Charitable contributions 1,000 1,500 500