Tern Corporation has 2,000 shares of stock outstanding: Marina owns 700 shares, Russell owns 600 shares, Velvet Partnership owns 300 shares, and Yellow Corporation owns 400 shares. Marina and Russell, unrelated individuals, are equal partners of Velvet Partnership. Marina owns 25% of the stock in Yellow Corporation.

a. Applying the § 318 stock attribution rules, determine how many shares in Tern Corporation each shareholder owns, directly and indirectly:

Marina: Velvet Partnership:

Russell: Yellow Corporation:

b. Assume, instead, that Marina owns 75% of Yellow Corporation. How many shares does Marina own, directly and indirectly, in Tern Corporation?

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