Tempe Corporation is a calendar-year corporation. At the beginning of 2020, its election to be taxed as
Question:
Tempe Corporation is a calendar-year corporation. At the beginning of 2020, its election to be taxed as an S corporation became effective. Tempe Corp.’s balance sheet at the end of 2019 reflected the following assets (it did not have any earnings and profits from its prior years as a C corporation):
Asset | Adjusted basis | FMV |
Cash | $20,000 | $20,000 |
Accounts receivable | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Inventory | 160,000 | 200,000 |
Land | 150,000 | 120,000 |
Totals | $370,000 | $380,000 |
Tempe Corp.’s business income for the year was $40,000 (this would have been its taxable income if it were a C corporation).
a. During 2020, Tempe Corp. sold all of the inventory it owned at the beginning of the year for $210,000. What is its built-in gains tax in 2020?
b. Assume the same facts as in part (a), except that if Tempe Corp. were a C corporation, its taxable income would have been $7,000. What is its built-in gains tax in 2020?
c. Assume the original facts except the land was valued at $140,000 instead of $120,000. What is Tempe Corp.’s built-in gains tax in 2020?
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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2021
ISBN: 9781260247138
12th Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Barrick, Troy Lewis, John Robinson, Connie Weaver, Ronald Worsham