Tempe Corporation is a calendar-year corporation. At the beginning of 2017, its election to be taxed as

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Tempe Corporation is a calendar-year corporation. At the beginning of 2017, its election to be taxed as an S corporation became effective. Tempe Corp.'s balance sheet at the end of 2016 reflected the following assets (it did not have any earnings and profits from its prior years as a C corporation):
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Tempe's business income for the year was $40,000 (this would have been its taxable income if it were a C corporation).
a.
During 2017, Tempe sold all of the inventory it owned at the beginning of the year for $210,000. What is its built-in gains tax in 2017?
b. Assume the same facts as in part (a) except that if Tempe were a C corporation, its taxable income would have been $7,000. What is its built-in gains tax in 2017?
c. Assume the original facts except the land was valued at $140,000 instead of $120,000. What is Tempe's built-in gains tax in 2017?

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Essentials Of Federal Taxation 2018

ISBN: 9781260007640

9th Edition

Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

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