APPLIED RESEARCH

ACCT 4250

FALL 2020

Northern Corporation, which designs construction accounting software, incorporated six years ago in Texas, with Steve and Susan Reid, husband and wife, owning all the Northern Corp. stock. Immediately thereafter, Northern made a subchapter S election effective for that year. Steve and Susan filed the necessary consents to the election. On March 10 of last year, Steve and Susan transferred 15% of the Northern Corp. stock to the Reid Family Trust, an irrevocable trust created three years earlier for the benefit of their two minor children, ages 10 and 13. Early in the current year, Steve and Susans tax accountant learned about the transfer and has advised the couple that the transfer of the stock to the trust may have terminated Northern Corp.s S corporation election.

In preparation for a meeting with Steve and Susan, prepare a memorandum indicating any action Steve and Susan can take that will permit Northern to retain its S election.

Structure your memorandum using the following format.

MEMORANDUM TO FILE

Client Name ___________________________________________________________

Date ____________________________

Facts

Copy the key facts required to answer the tax questions.

Tax issue(s)

Identify the tax question(s) to be answered.

Authority

Briefly discuss the identified research authority that addresses this issue. Suggested research sources include the following.

IRC Secs. 1361(c)(2), 1362(d)(2), and 1362(f).

In discussing research authority, use the citation rules provided in the text (Ch. 2).

Conclusion, with research authority

Based on your analysis of the research authority and the facts, provide an answer to your tax question (or questions).