In: Accounting
Volunteer Corporation reported taxable income of $470,000 from
operations this year. During the year, the company made a
distribution of land to its sole shareholder, Rocky Topp. The
land’s fair market value was $85,000 and its tax and E&P basis
to Volunteer was $58,500. Rocky assumed a mortgage attached to the
land of $17,000. Any gain from the distribution will be taxed at 21
percent. The company had accumulated E&P of $780,000 at the
beginning of the year.
b. Compute Volunteer's current E&P.
c. Compute Volunteer’s accumulated E&P at the
beginning of next year.
d. What amount of dividend income does Rocky
report as a result of the distribution?
e. What is Rocky’s income tax basis in the land
received from Volunteer?