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An S corporation has the following shares outstanding on January 1, 20X1:
Mary 400 shares
Frank 500 shares
Joe 800 shares
On June 1, Joe sells 300 of his shares of stock to Gary. The S corporation’s pass-through taxable income is $30,000. What is Gary’s pro rata share of the S corporation’s taxable income for 20X1?
A. $3,105
B. $5,294
C. $8,823
D. $14,118
When the ownership changes in the S Corporation, the allocation of income is calculated by multiplying the percentage of shares held and percentage of the year for it is owned.
Shared held by Gary in proportion of the total shares of S Corporation =
Total shares = 400 + 500 + 500 (800 - 300) + 300
= 1700
Shares held by Gary = 300
Proportion = 300 / 1700 × 100
= 17. 65%
Percentage of the year for which shares are owned by Gary =
Total number of days in a year = 365 days
Number of days for which shares are owned by Gary =
June = 30 days
July = 31 days
August = 31 days
September = 30 days
October = 31 days
November = 30 days
December = 31 days
Total = 214 days
Percentage of the year for which shares are owned by Gary =
214 / 365 × 100
= 58.63%
Gary's prorata share of S Corporation's taxable incomes =
$30000 × (17.65 / 100 ) × (58.63 /100)
= $3105
Note - It is assumed that the year is not a leap year, therefore 365 days of the year are considered.
Therefore, the correct answer is option (A). $3105