Macs 24-year-old daughter, Alana, is a full-time student. In 2018, Mac gives Alana 600 shares of Highgrowth

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Mac’s 24-year-old daughter, Alana, is a full-time student. In 2018, Mac gives Alana 600 shares of Highgrowth stock. Mac purchased the stock 10 months ago at $20 per share. On the gift date, the stock is worth $35 per share. After the gift, High growth declares and pays a $170 dividend to Alana. The next month, Alana sells her 600 shares for $38 per share. Mac and Alana are in the 32 and 12 percent marginal tax brackets for ordinary income and in the 15 and 0 percent tax brackets for dividend income, respectively.
a. How much must Alana and Mac include in gross income in 2018?
b. What family tax savings are achieved through this gift?

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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Taxation For Decision Makers 2019

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