Spartan Corporation redeemed 25 percent of its shares for $3,300 on July 1 of this year, in a transaction that qualified as an exchange under §302(a). Spartan reported accumulated E&P at the beginning of the year of $3,300 and current E&P at year end was $13,100. Spartan made dividend distributions of $1,800 on June 1 and $5,700 on August 31. Determine the beginning balance in Spartan's accumulated E&P at the beginning of the next year. See Revenue Rule 74-338 and Revenue Rule 74-339 for help in making this calculation. Note: Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount.

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Spartan Corporation redeemed 25 percent of its shares for $3,300 on July 1 of this year, in a transaction that qualified as an exchange under §302(a). Spartan reported accumulated E&P at the beginning of the year of $3,300 and current E&P at year end was $13,100. Spartan made dividend distributions of $1,800 on June 1 and $5,700 on August 31. Determine the beginning balance in Spartan's accumulated E&P at the beginning of the next year. See Revenue Rule 74-338 and Revenue Rule 74-339 for help in making this calculation.

Note: Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount.

 

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