Lone Star Company is a calendar-year corporation, and this year Lone Star reported $120,000 in current E&P
Question:
Lone Star Company is a calendar-year corporation, and this year Lone Star reported $120,000 in current E&P that accrued evenly throughout the year. At the beginning of the year, Lone Star's accumulated E&P was $15,600. At the beginning of the year, Lone Star's sole shareholder was Matt McCon. Lone Star declared $34,800 in cash distributions on each of the following dates: March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)
a) How much of the $139,200 in total distributions will be treated as dividends?
b) Suppose that Matt sold half of his shares to Chris Coop on June 1st for $50,000. How much dividend income will Matt recognize this year?
c) If Matt's basis in his Lone Star shares was $8,000 at the beginning of the year, how much capital gain will he recognize on the sale and distributions from Lone Star?
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