Alva received dividends on her stocks as follows. Amur Corporation (a French corporation whose stock is traded

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Alva received dividends on her stocks as follows.
Amur Corporation (a French corporation whose stock is traded on an
     established U.S. securities market) .................................................$60,000
Blaze, Inc., a Delaware corporation  .....................................................  40,000
Grape, Inc. a Virginia corporation  ........................................................  22,000
a. Alva purchased the Grape stock three years ago, and she purchased the Amur stock two years ago. She purchased the Blaze stock 18 days before it went ex-dividend and sold it 20 days later at a $5,000 loss. Alva reported no other capital gains and losses for the year. She is in the 32% marginal tax bracket. Compute Alva's tax on her dividend income.
b. Alva's daughter, Veda, who is age 25 and who is not Alva's dependent, reported taxable income of $6,000, which included $1,000 of dividends on Grape stock. Veda purchased the stock two years ago. Compute Veda's tax liability on the dividends.

Stocks
Stocks or shares are generally equity instruments that provide the largest source of raising funds in any public or private listed company's. The instruments are issued on a stock exchange from where a large number of general public who are willing...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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