69. Assume the following year 2 income statement for Johnstone Corporation, which was a C corporation in
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69. Assume the following year 2 income statement for Johnstone Corporation, which was a C corporation in year 1 and elected to be taxed as an S corporation beginning in year 2. Johnstone’s earnings and profits at the end of year 1 were $10,000. Marcus is Johnstone’s sole shareholder, and he has a stock basis of $40,000 at the end of year 1. What is Johnstone’s accumulated adjustments account at the end of year 2, and what amount of dividend income does Marcus recognize on the year 2 distribution in each of the following alternative scenarios?
a. Johnstone distributed $6,000 to Marcus in year 2.
b. Johnstone distributed $10,000 to Marcus in year 2.
c. Johnstone distributed $16,000 to Marcus in year 2.
d. Johnstone distributed $26,000 to Marcus in year 2.
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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2020
ISBN: 9781259969614
11th Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver