Wood Corporation was a C corporation in 2016 but elected to be taxed as an S corporation

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Wood Corporation was a C corporation in 2016 but elected to be taxed as an S corporation in 2017. At the end of 2016, its earnings and profits were $15,500. The following table reports Wood's (taxable) income for 2017 (its first year as an S corporation).

Wood Corporation

Income Statement

December 31, 2017

Sales revenue ............................................. $150,000

Cost of goods sold ....................................... (35,000)

Salary to owners .......................................... (60,000)

Employee wages .......................................... (50,000)

Depreciation expense ................................... (4,000)

Miscellaneous expenses ............................... (4,000)

Interest income ................................................ 8,000

Qualified dividend income ............................. 2,000

Overall net income ........................................ $7,000

What is Wood Corporation's excess net passive income tax for 2017?

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...
Dividend
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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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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