SS Corporation is an S Corporation. SS has always been an S corporation and has
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SS Corporation is an S Corporation. SS has always been an S corporation and has no C Corporation E & P. SS Corporation’s financial records for 2016 show the following:
Gross receipts from sales $670,000
Cost of goods sold (460,000)
Operating expenses (96,800)
Interest on State of Tennessee Bond 2,000
Business meals and entertainment (6,240)
Section 1231 loss on sale of equipment (13,500)
Charitable contribution (1,500)
Distribution (legal dividend) to shareholders (10,000)
SS Corporation has a $140,000 balance in its accumulated adjustment account (AAA) on January 1, 2016. Mr. S owns 10 percent of the stock of SS Corporation. During the year he received a $1,000 distribution (legal dividend) from the corporation.
Required:
A. Compute SS Corporation’s book (financial accounting) income.
B. Compute SS Corporation’s taxable income (including both ordinary business income and separately-stated items).
C. Compute SS Corporation’s ordinary business income.
D. Compute Mr. S’s share of S Corporation’s ordinary business income and separately stated items.
E. If Mr. S’s adjusted basis in his S corporation stock was $20,000 at the beginning of the year, compute his adjusted basis at the end of the year. Assume that SS Corporation’s debt did not change during the year.
F. How would your basis computation change if SS Corporation’s debt at the end of the year was $50,000 more than its debt at the beginning of the year?
G. Compute the ending balance (12/31/2015) in SS Corporation’s accumulated adjustments account (AAA).
Explanation / Answer
A. Compute SS Corporation’s book (financial accounting) income.
B. Compute SS Corporation’s taxable income (including both ordinary business income and separately-stated items).
C. Compute SS Corporation’s ordinary business income.
D.
S's share of income is $110080*10% = $11008
Book Income Gross Receipts from Sales $ 670,000.00 Interest from state bonds $ 2,000.00 Cost of Goods Sold $ (460,000.00) Operating Expenses $ (96,800.00) Business Meals & Entertainment $ (6,240.00) dividend received $1000 Book Income $ 109,960.00Related Questions
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