Barry owns a 30% interest in a partnership that earned $300,000 in 2017. He also
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Question
Barry owns a 30% interest in a partnership that earned $300,000 in 2017. He also owns 30% of the stock in a C corporation that earned $300,000 during the year. The partnership did not make any distributions and the corporation did not pay any dividends. How much income must Barry report from these businesses?
a. $0 income from the partnership and $0 income from the corporation.
b. $0 income from the partnership and $90,000 income from the corporation.
c. $90,000 income from the partnership and $0 income from the corporation.
d. $90,000 income from the partnership and $90,000 income from the corporation.
Explanation / Answer
Answer:
c. $90,000 income from the partnership and $0 income from the corporation.
Explanation to the answer:
Barry should Report $90,000 (300,000*90%) income from his share of partnership in his individual tax return
Barry should not report any income from his C corporation in his individual tax return because no dividends were paid during the year
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