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Any distribution of cash or property by a corporation that does not exceed the balance of AAA with respect to S stock during a post-termination transition period of approximately one year is applied against and reduces the basis of the S stock.

A) True
B) False

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Claude Bergeron sold 1,000 shares of Ditta,Inc. ,an S corporation,for $12,000.He had owned the stock for three years and had a stock basis of $111,000 in the shares.Claude is single,and he is the original owner of the ยง 1244 stock shares.Calculate the appropriate tax treatment.


A) No gain or loss.
B) $50,000 LTCL;$49,000 ordinary deduction.
C) $50,000 ordinary deduction;$49,000 LTCL.
D) $99,000 long-term capital loss.

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

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An S corporation cannot incur a tax liability at the corporation level.

A) True
B) False

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Beginning in 2015,the AAA of Amit,Inc. ,an S corporation,has a balance of $614,000.During the year,the following items occur. Operating income $501,000 Interest income 6,500 Dividend income 13,020 Municipal bond interest income 6,000 Long-term capital loss from sale of investment land 7,400 Section 179 depreciation deduction 6,000 Charitable contributions 19,000 Cash distributions 57,000 โ€‹ Amit's ending AAA balance is:


A) $1,055,620.
B) $1,185,150.
C) $1,191,150.
D) $1,242,150.
E) Some other amount.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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The termination of an S election occurs on the day after a corporation ceases to be a qualifying S corporation.

A) True
B) False

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A calendar year C corporation reports a $41,000 NOL in 2014,but it elects S status for 2015 and generates an NOL of $30,000 in that year.At all times during 2015,the stock of the corporation was owned by the same 10 shareholders,each of whom owned 10% of the stock.Kris,one of the 10 shareholders,holds an S stock basis of $2,300 at the beginning of 2015.How much of the 2015 loss,if any,is deductible by Kris?


A) $0
B) $2,300
C) $3,000
D) $7,100

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The Section 179 expense deduction is a Schedule K item on the Form 1120S.

A) True
B) False

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Form 1120S provides an S shareholder's computation of his or her stock basis.

A) True
B) False

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Arizona is a(n) ____________________ property state for purposes of the S corporation requirements.

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All tax preference items flow through the S corporation,to be included in the shareholders' AMT calculations.

A) True
B) False

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Distributions of appreciated property by an S corporation are not taxable to the entity.

A) True
B) False

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Identify a disadvantage of being an S corporation.


A) Estates can be shareholders.
B) Losses flow through immediately to the shareholders.
C) The AMT on corporations is avoided.
D) Tax-exempt income flows through as excludible to shareholders.
E) None of the above is a disadvantage of the S election.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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If an S corporation shareholder's basis in a loan to the entity has been _________________,the shareholder recognizes gross income when the S corporation repays the shareholder.

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You are given the following facts about a solely owned S corporation.What is the shareholder's ending stock basis? Increase in AAA $31,000 Increase in OAA 6,300 Payroll tax penalty 2,140 Beginning stock basis 39,800 Stock purchases 22,000 Tax-exempt insurance proceeds 4,800 Insurance premiums paid (nondeductible) 2,700 โ€‹


A) $61,800
B) $68,100
C) $99,100
D) $100,100
E) Some other amount

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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An S shareholder's basis is decreased by distributions treated as being paid from AAA.

A) True
B) False

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Tax-exempt income is not separately stated on Schedule K of Form 1120S.

A) True
B) False

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When an S corporation liquidates,which of its tax attributes disappear?


A) AAA.
B) AEP.
C) Suspended losses.
D) All of the above items disappear.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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An S corporation reports a recognized built-in gain of $110,000 and taxable income of $98,000.The company carries an $8,000 NOL carryforward from a C corporation year,and a $7,000 business credit carryforward from a C corporation year.The built-in gains tax liability is:


A) $31,500.
B) $28,700.
C) $24,500.
D) $0.
E) Some other amount.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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What statement is correct with respect to an S corporation?


A) There is no advantage to elect ยง 1244 stock.
B) An S corporation can own up to 85% of an insurance company.
C) A resident alien may be a shareholder.
D) A voting trust arrangement is not available.
E) None of the above statements is true.

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

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An S shareholder's basis is increased by stock purchases and capital contributions.

A) True
B) False

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