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Scarlet Corporation, the parent corporation, has a basis of $600,000 in the stock of Brown Corporation, a subsidiary in which it owns 90% of all classes of stock. Scarlet purchased the stock in Brown Corporation 10 years ago. In the current year, Scarlet Corporation liquidates Brown Corporation and acquires assets worth $800,000 and with a tax basis to Brown Corporation of $950,000. What basis will Scarlet Corporation have in the assets acquired from Brown Corporation?


A) $0
B) $600,000
C) $800,000
D) $950,000
E) None of the above

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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Compare the sale of a corporation's assets with a sale of its stock from the perspective of the seller.

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A sale of a corporation's assets present...

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Steve has a capital loss carryover in the current year of $30,000. He owns 3,000 shares of stock in Carmine Corporation, which he purchased six years ago for $20 per share. In the current year, Carmine Corporation (E & P of $750,000) redeems all of his shares for $140,000. Steve is in the 33% tax bracket. What is his income tax liability with respect to the corporate distribution if: a. The redemption qualifies for sale or exchange treatment, and Steve has no other transactions in the current year involving capital assets? b. The redemption does not qualify for sale or exchange treatment?

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c. Steve will have a capital gain of $80...

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Which of the following statements is correct with respect to a partial liquidation?


A) The genuine contraction of a corporate business requirement is an objective test that taxpayers can rely upon with certainty.
B) The distribution of proceeds from the sale of excess inventory to shareholders in exchange for part of their stock will not satisfy the not essentially equivalent to a dividend test.
C) A stock redemption pursuant to a partial liquidation cannot be pro rata with respect to the shareholders.
D) The termination of a business test requires that the distributing corporation actively conducted at least three trades or businesses for at least five years.
E) None of the above.

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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The Code treats corporate distributions that are a return of a shareholder's investment as sales or exchanges and corporate distributions that are a return from a shareholder's investment as dividends.

A) True
B) False

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Ivory Corporation (E & P of $1 million) has 2,000 shares of common stock outstanding owned by unrelated parties as follows: Veronica, 1,000 shares, and Tommie, 1,000 shares. Veronica and Tommie each paid $150 per share for the Ivory stock 12 years ago. In May of the current year, Ivory distributes land held as an investment (basis of $180,000, fair market value of $390,000) to Veronica in redemption of 350 of her shares. a. What are the tax results to Veronica on the redemption of her Ivory stock? b. What are the tax results to Ivory Corporation on the distribution of the land?

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i. Veronica has a long­term capital gain...

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What are the tax consequences of a § 332 liquidation to the parent corporation, subsidiary corporation, and minority shareholder?

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A parent corporation recognizes no gain ...

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A subsidiary corporation is liquidated at a time when it is indebted to its parent corporation. The subsidiary corporation distributes property to the parent corporation in satisfaction of the indebtedness. If the liquidation is governed by § 332, neither the subsidiary nor the parent recognize gain or loss on the transfer of property in satisfaction of indebtedness.

A) True
B) False

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Kite Corporation has 1,000 shares of stock outstanding. Kent owns 300 shares, Kent's father owns 200 shares, Kent's daughter owns 100 shares, and Kent's aunt owns 200 shares. Plover Corporation owns the other 200 shares in Kite Corporation. Kent owns 75% of the stock in Plover Corporation. Applying the § 318 stock attribution rules, how many shares does Kent own in Kite Corporation?


A) 500
B) 600
C) 750
D) 950
E) None of the above

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Under what circumstances will preferred stock received in a nontaxable stock dividend not generate ordinary income, under § 306, upon its disposition?

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Section 306 does not result in ordinary ...

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At the time of her death, Janice owned (in terms of the value of the stock outstanding) the following stock: 18% of Dove Corporation and 21% of Hawk Corporation. The value of these stocks is included in Janice's gross estate. For purposes of applying the 35% of the value of adjusted gross estate requirement under § 303 (i.e., redemption to pay death taxes), the Dove and Hawk stocks are aggregated.

A) True
B) False

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The stock of Tan Corporation (E & P of $1.5 million) is owned as follows: 90% by Egret Corporation (basis of $900,000), and 10% by Zoe (basis of $70,000). Both shareholders acquired their shares in Tan more than six years ago. In the current year, Tan Corporation liquidates and distributes land (fair market value of $1.1 million, basis of $1.3 million) and equipment (fair market value of $700,000, basis of $410,000) to Egret Corporation, and securities (fair market value of $200,000, basis of $260,000) to Zoe. What are the tax consequences of these distributions to Egret, to Tan, and to Zoe?

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As a result of a redemption, a shareholder's interest (direct and indirect) in the corporation decreased from 80% to 55%. The redemption qualifies for sale or exchange treatment as a disproportionate redemption.

A) True
B) False

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In the current year, Quail Corporation distributed installment notes payable in redemption of some of its shares. Quail incurred the following expenditures in connection with the redemption: accounting fees of $7,000 and legal fees of $8,000. In addition, Quail paid $10,000 of interest expense on the installment notes payable. The distribution was a qualifying stock redemption. How much of the $25,000 is deductible in the current year?


A) $0
B) $7,000
C) $10,000
D) $25,000
E) None of the above

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Joe owns 100% of Green Corporation (E & P of $500,000) and 100% of Navy Corporation (E & P of $400,000) . Joe sells 100 shares in Green (basis of $40,000) to Navy for $70,000, its fair market value. Joe purchased the stock in Green six years ago. Joe has:


A) Dividend income of $70,000.
B) A long-term capital gain of $70,000.
C) Dividend income of $30,000.
D) A long-term capital gain of $30,000.
E) None of the above.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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