What are all of the tax consequences to all of the parties?
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:Individual A owns 50 common shares of X Corp. with an adjusted basis of 90,000. Individual B owns 50 X
common shares with an adjusted basis of 150,000. X has accumulated earnings and profits of 50,000 and
no results from operations for the current year. Before the transaction below, X has two assets, cash of
100,000 and land with an adjusted basis of 70,000 and a fair market value of 150,000.
X liquidates distributing its assets evenly between A and B. Assume that X pays any taxes it owes from the
available cash and distributes the remaining cash.
What are all of the tax consequences to all of the parties?
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