Research Assignment 1 - Facts

FAMCO, Inc. is a C corporation started by Jerry Franklin in 2001. Jerry owns 40 of 60 shares of Famco stock, his daughter Megan owns 10 shares and his son Sean 10 shares. Famco is valued at $6 Million. Jerry's basis in his shares is $450,000 and our firm recently did an earnings and profits calculation that concluded the E&P is $150,000. Jerry wants to increase the ownership of Megan and Sean and proposes to do so by redeeming 20 of his shares in exchange for $2 Million. This will increase the ownership of both Megan and Sean from 16.67% to 25% reduce Jerry's ownership from 66.67% to 50%.Famco will pay for the redeemed shares by immediately giving Jerry $400,000 (2020) and issuing a note for $1.6 Million that will pay $400,000 each year beginning in 2021 and continuing through 2024.The note will also pay 3% interest.