During the current year, Kay Co. made the following distributions to an individual shareholder who owns 455

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During the current year, Kay Co. made the following distributions to an individual shareholder who owns 455 shares of its only class of stock.

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The shareholder assumed the mortgage on the property. Kay Co’s earnings and profits prior to the distribution were $70,000. Assuming a 21 percent corporate tax rate, what is the net adjustment to be made to the earnings and profits account due to the distribution?

a. $10,000 increase

b. $70,000 decrease

c. $74,000 decrease

d. $80,000 decrease

e. None of the above

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CCH Federal Taxation Basic Principles 2020

ISBN: 9780808051787

2020 Edition

Authors: Ephraim P. Smith, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback

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