Discussion

Mustard Corporation (a C Corporation) owns 15% of the stock of Burgundy Corporation (a C Corporation), which pays an annual dividend to its shareholders. Mustard is considering the purchase of additional shares of Burgundy stock. Would this stock purchase affect the amount of dividends received deduction that Mustard can claim? Explain.

Computational

Compute the income tax liability for each of the following unrelated C corporations.

Darter Corporation has taxable income of $68,000.

Owl Corporation has taxable income of $10,800,000.

Toucan Corporation, a personal service corporation, has taxable income of $170,000.