Reign Corporation is a profitable manufacturing concern with $900,000 of? E&P. It is owned in equal shares
Question:
Reign Corporation is a profitable manufacturing concern with $900,000 of? E&P. It is owned in equal shares by Edward and Peggy?, husband and wife. Both individuals are actively involved in the business. Consider the following independent? events:
Requirement
Determine the tax consequences of each independent event. ?(For events with no constructive dividend? and/or no effect on the? corporation, leave the amount box? empty; do not enter a? zero.)
a).In reviewing a prior-year tax return for Reign? the IRS determines that the $420,000of salary and bonuses paid to Peggy is unreasonable and that reasonable compensation is $110,000.
b). Reign loaned Edward $500,000 over the past three years. None of the money has been repaid. Edward does not pay interest on the loans.
c). Reign sells a building to Peggy for $80,000 in cash. The property has an adjusted basis of $100,000 and is subject to a $60,000 mortgage, which Peggy assumes. The FMV of the building is $200,000.
d). Edward leases a warehouse to Reign for $50,000 per year. According to an IRS? auditor, similar warehouses can be leased for $30,000 per year.
e). Peggy sells to Reign for $240,000 land on which Reign intends to build a factory. According to a recent? appraisal, the FMV of the land is $90,000.
f). The corporation owns an airplane that it uses to fly executives to business meetings. When the airplane is not being used for? business, Edward and Peggyuse it to travel to their ranch in Idaho for short vacations. The approximate cost of their trips to the ranch in the current year is $5,000.
Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9780134104379
29th edition
Authors: Thomas R. Pope, Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson