3. (5 points) ABC Corp. reported $91,500 US taxable income for the current year. It provided the...
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3. (5 points) ABC Corp. reported $91,500 US taxable income for the current year. It provided the following information for computing earnings and profits:
Dividends received from 45% owned corporation $10,000
Interest from tax exempt municipal bonds 2,000
Tax depreciation using MACRS (straight line depreciation
would be $12,000) 15,000
Long term capital gain 8,000
Compute ABC's current earnings and profits before considering taxes.
4. (6 points) W Corp. owns 90% of B Corp. The remaining 10% is owned by unrelated parties. In a Sect. 332 qualified liquidation , B Corp. distributes property to W Corp. with a fair market value of $80,000( basis $30,000). B Corp. also distributed property to the minority shareholders with a fair market value of $11,000 (basis $9,000).
a) How much gain or loss does B Corp. recognize?
b) How much gain or loss do the minority shareholders recognize?
5. (10 points) X Corporation purchased 100% of the stock of the stock of Y Corporation in 2021 and made a Section 338 election. The fair market value of Y Corporation's assets is $1.3 M and the adjusted basis is $900,000.
a.) Assuming a corporate tax rate of 21%, what is Y Corporation's recognized gain or loss?
b.) What is the basis of the assets acquired by X Corporation?
c.) In general terms, how is the basis of assets acquired by X Corporation allocated?
d.) What happens to the attributes of Y Corporation after the Section 338 election?
e.) In general terms, how do you determine if a Section 338 election is worthwhile?
Advanced Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025624
10th edition
Authors: Theodore E. Christensen, David M. Cottrell, Richard E. Baker