Finance Question – Corporate Earnings, Distributions, Redemptions And Liquidations

Transaction

Taxable Income Increase (Decrease) E&P Increase
1.0 Realized gain of $50,000 on involuntary

conversion of building ($30,000 of gain is recognized)

   
2. Mining exploration costs incurred on June 1 of

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the current year; $24,000 is deductible from

current-year taxable income

   
3. Sale of equipment to unrelated third party

for $300,000; basis is $200,000 (no election out

of installment method; no payments are received

in the current year).

   
4. Dividends of $35,000 received from 5%-owned

corporation, together with dividends received

deduction (assume taxable income limit does not apply).

   
5. Domestic production activities deduction of

$55,000 is claimed in current year.

   
6. Section 179 expense deduction of $45,000 in current year.    
7. Impact of current-year section 179 expense

deduction for previous item in succeeding year.

   
8. MACRS depreciation of $80,000. ADS depreciation

would have been $88,000.

   
9. Federal income taxes paid in the current year of $52,000