Exam 4: Corporate Nonliquidating Distributions

How does a shareholder classify a distribution for tax purposes?

Bat Corporation distributes stock rights with a $20,000 FMV to its common stock shareholders. The $20,000 value of the stock rights at the time of distribution is less than 15% of the value of the underlying stock. Which of the following statements is true?

Rose has a $20,000 basis in the 60% of the Parent Corporation stock that she owns. Parent Corporation owns a 70% interest in Child Corporation. Parent and Child have current and accumulated E&P balances of $25,000 and $40,000, respectively. In return for $15,000, Rose sells 10% of the Parent Corporation stock to Child Corporation. What is the impact of the transaction on Rose?

Checkers Corporation has a single class of common stock outstanding. Bert owns 100 shares, which he purchased five years ago for $200,000. In the current year, when the stock is worth $2,500 per share, Checkers Corporation declares a 10% stock dividend payable in common stock. Bert receives ten additional shares on December 10 of the current year. On January 25 of next year he sells all ten shares for $30,000. a)How much income must Bert recognize when he receives the stock dividend? b)How much gain or loss must Bert recognize when he sells the ten shares he received as a stock dividend?

John owns 70% of the May Corporation stock and 60% of the June Corporation stock. John sells one-half of his interest in May Corporation to June Corporation for $45,000. The E&P accounts of May and June are $25,000 and $35,000, respectively. The result would be that

Identify which of the following statements is true.

John, the sole shareholder of Photo Specialty Corporation has had an exceptional year. He is considering issuing himself a large bonus in lieu of a dividend. You are concerned about unreasonable compensation. What issues must be considered?

Bart, a 50% owner of Atlas Corporation's common stock, receives a distribution of a new class of Atlas preferred stock having a $40,000 FMV. Bart's basis in the Atlas common stock is $30,000. Its FMV is $80,000 on the distribution date. One year later, the corporation redeems the preferred stock for $75,000. At the time the stock was issued, the corporation's current and accumulated E&P was $80,000. At the end of the year of redemption, the current and accumulated E&P is $25,000. No other distributions out of E&P were made in the year of redemption. What are the tax consequences of the transaction?

In the current year, Pearl Corporation has $300,000 of current and accumulated E&P. On June 3, Pearl Corporation distributes a parcel of land (a capital asset)worth $120,000 to Betty, a shareholder. The land has a $60,000 adjusted basis to Pearl Corporation and is subject to a $16,000 mortgage, which Betty assumes. Assume a 34% marginal corporate tax rate. a)What is the amount and character of the income recognized by Betty as a result of the distribution? b)What is Betty's basis for the land? c)What is the amount and character of Pearl's gain or loss as a result of the distribution? d)What effect does the distribution have on Pearl's E&P?

Green Corporation is a calendar-year taxpayer. All of the stock is owned by Evan. His basis for the stock is $35,000. On March 1 (of a non-leap year), Green Corporation distributes $120,000 to Evan. Determine the tax consequences of the cash distribution to Evan in each of the following independent situations:

Which of the following statements best describes a bootstrap acquisition?

Identify which of the following statements is true.

Boris owns 60 of the 100 shares outstanding of Bread Corporation stock and 80 of the 100 shares of Butter Corporation stock. His basis in the Bread shares is $10,000 and his basis in his Butter shares is $5,000. Boris sells 30 of his Bread Corporation shares to Butter Corporation for $25,000. Bread Corporation has E&P of $20,000 and Butter Corporation has E&P of $40,000. In applying the substantially disproportionate test to determine if this is a sale or a dividend, Boris is treated as owning how many shares of Bread after the sale?

Identify which of the following statements is true.

What must be reported to the IRS by corporations when nondividend distributions are made to its shareholders?

When is E&P measured for purposes of determining whether a distribution is a dividend?

A shareholder's basis in property distributed as a dividend is its fair market value.

Grant Corporation sells land (a noninventory item)with a basis of $57,000 for $100,000. Nichole will be paid on an installment basis in five equal annual payments, starting in the current year. The E&P for the year of sale will be increased as a result of the sale (excluding federal income taxes)by

Identify which of the following statements is false.

A corporation distributes land and the related liability to Meg, its sole shareholder. The land has an FMV of $60,000 and is subject to a liability of $70,000. The corporation has current and accumulated E&P of $80,000. The corporation's adjusted basis for the property is $70,000. What effect does the transaction have on the corporation?