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Essay about Taxation in the United States and Terminating Event

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Week Five Problems
December 14, 2013
ACC/455

C 11-31 Termination of the Election:

Orlando Corporation, a calendar year taxpayer, has been an S corporation for several years. On July 10, 2009, Orlando authorizes a second class of nonvoting preferred stock that pays a 10% annual dividend. The corporation issues the stock to Sid on September 12, 2009, to raise additional equity capital. Sid owns no other Orlando stock.

a. Does Orlando’s S election terminate? If so, when is the termination effective?

Yes Orlando’s S corporation election would terminate on the day the terminating event occurred which would be September, 12 2009; when they issued the stock to …show more content…

The partnership plans to distribute $10000 each month this year and Javier will cease to be a partner after the December payment. Is the January payment a current distribution or a liquidating distribution? The payments are all part of a liquidating distribution. According to the text, a liquidation distribution is a single distribution or one of a planned series of distributions that terminates a partner's entire interest in the partnership. Current distributions are all other distributions including those that substantially reduce a partner's interest in the partnership. In accordance with the liquidation, distribution laws Javier would have to recognize a gain of $20,000 at the end of the year as he only had $100,000 basis but is receiving $120,000 (12*10000). The partnership will not have to recognize a gain or a loss according to the information provided.

11-37
A) S corporation ordinary income

Sales. $300,000
- COGS (140,000)
Gross profit $160,000
+ Sec 1245 Gain. 22,000
- Depreciation -18,000
Nancy's salary. -20,000
Business interests. -32,000
Entertainment & meals. (7800 x 50) 3,900
S corporation ordinary income = $108,100

Separately stated items

Dividend income $10,000
Section 1231 12,000
Tax exempt interest

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