Century Cleaning, Inc. provides cleaning services in Atlanta, Georgia. It is not a member of a controlled
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Century Cleaning, Inc. provides cleaning services in Atlanta, Georgia. It is not a member of a controlled or an affiliated group. Century reports the following results for the current year:
Taxable income …………………………………………. $500,000
Federal income taxes (at 34%) ………………………….. 170,000
Dividends paid in August of the current year …………… 75,000
Included in taxable income are the following items that may require special treatment:
Long-term capital gains ………………………………… $ 30,000
Short-term capital gains ………………………………… 10,000
Dividends from 21%-owned domestic corporation ……. 100,000
Excess charitable contributions from last year that
are deductible in the current year ………………………. 25,000
Century’s accumulated E&P balance and its reasonable business needs on January 1 of the current year, were $125,000. The firm can justify the retention of $90,000 of current E&P to meet its reasonable business needs. Assume the corporation is not eligible for the U.S. production activities deduction.
a. What is Century’s accumulated taxable income?
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Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9780134104379
29th Edition
Authors: Thomas R. Pope, Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson