Thriller Corporation has one class of voting common stock, of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding. The shares are owned as follows:       Joe Jackson 400 Mike Jackson (Joe’s son) 200 Jane Jackson (Joe’s daughter) 200 Vinnie Price (unrelated) 200 Total shares 1,000   Thriller Corporation has current E&P of $400,000 for this year and accumulated E&P at January 1 of this year of $60,000. During this year, the corporation made the following distributions to its shareholders:   03/31: Distributed $100 per share to each shareholder ($100,000 in total). 06/30: Distributed $100 per share to each shareholder ($100,000 in total). 09/30: Distributed $100 per share to each shareholder ($100,000 in total). 12/31: Redeemed all of Vinnie’s shares for $250,000 in cash.   a. Determine the tax status of each distribution made this year.   treatment       distribution on 3/31 joe   distribution on 6/30 vinnie   distribution on 9/30     distribution on 12/31 b. Compute the corporation’s accumulated E&P at January 1 of next year. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) accumulated e&p at 1/1 of next year

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Thriller Corporation has one class of voting common stock, of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding. The shares are owned as follows:

 

   
Joe Jackson 400
Mike Jackson (Joe’s son) 200
Jane Jackson (Joe’s daughter) 200
Vinnie Price (unrelated) 200
Total shares 1,000

 

Thriller Corporation has current E&P of $400,000 for this year and accumulated E&P at January 1 of this year of $60,000. During this year, the corporation made the following distributions to its shareholders:
 

03/31: Distributed $100 per share to each shareholder ($100,000 in total).

06/30: Distributed $100 per share to each shareholder ($100,000 in total).

09/30: Distributed $100 per share to each shareholder ($100,000 in total).

12/31: Redeemed all of Vinnie’s shares for $250,000 in cash.

 

a. Determine the tax status of each distribution made this year.

  treatment  
    distribution on 3/31
joe   distribution on 6/30
vinnie   distribution on 9/30
    distribution on 12/31

b. Compute the corporation’s accumulated E&P at January 1 of next year. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

accumulated e&p at 1/1 of next year  
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