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Which statement is correct with respect to filing an S election?


A) Form 2553 must be filed.
B) All shareholders must consent.
C) The election may be filed in the previous year.
D) An extension of time is available for filing Form 2553.
E) All of the above statements are correct.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Claude Bergeron sold 1,000 shares of Ditta, Inc., an S corporation, for $12,000. He had owned the stock for three years and had a stock basis of $111,000 in the shares. Claude is single, and he is the original owner of the § 1244 stock shares. Calculate the appropriate tax treatment.


A) No gain or loss.
B) $50,000 LTCL; $49,000 ordinary deduction.
C) $50,000 ordinary deduction; $49,000 LTCL.
D) $99,000 long-term capital loss.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Depreciation recapture income is a Schedule K item on the Form 1120S.

A) True
B) False

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Which of these tax provisions does not apply to an S corporation?


A) Section 1244 stock.
B) "Partial liquidation" stock redemption.
C) Tax-free "A" reorganization.
D) Section 1202 capital gain exclusion.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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You are given the following facts about a 50% owner of an S corporation. Compute her ending stock basis.  Increase in AAA $32,000 Increase in OAA6,300 Payroll tax penalty 2,140 Owner’s beginning stock basis 39,800 Tax-exempt interest income 4,800 Insurance premiums paid (nondeductible)  2,700 Owner’s additional stock purchases 22,000\begin{array} { l r } \text { Increase in AAA } & \$ 32,000 \\\text { Increase in } O A A & 6,300 \\\text { Payroll tax penalty } & 2,140 \\\text { Owner's beginning stock basis } & 39,800 \\\text { Tax-exempt interest income } & 4,800 \\\text { Insurance premiums paid (nondeductible) } & 2,700 \\\text { Owner's additional stock purchases } & 22,000\end{array} ?


A) $80,950
B) $85,750
C) $100,100
D) $106,225
E) Some other amount

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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An S corporation's separately stated items generally are identical to those separately stated by _________________________.

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Pepper, Inc., an S corporation, holds a $1 million balance in accumulated E&P. It reports sales revenues of $400,000, taxable interest of $380,000, operating expenses of $250,000, and deductions attributable to the interest income of $140,000. What is Pepper's passive income penalty tax payable, if any?


A) $380,000.
B) $185,000.
C) $40,895.
D) $0.
E) Some other amount.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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What statement is correct with respect to an S corporation?


A) There are now more LLCs than S corporations.
B) S corporation status allows shareholders immediately to realize tax benefits from corporate losses.
C) An S corporation is prohibited from being a member of an affiliated group.
D) An LLP may own stock in an S corporation.
E) None of the above statements is correct.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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As with partnerships, the income, deductions, and tax credits of an S corporation ____________________ to the shareholders annually.

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The LIFO recapture tax is a variation of the passive investment income penalty tax.

A) True
B) False

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Tax-exempt income at the S corporation level flows through as taxable to the shareholder.

A) True
B) False

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Only 51% of the shareholders must consent to an S election.

A) True
B) False

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Which item has no effect on an S corporation's AAA?


A) Stock purchase by a shareholder.
B) Interest expense.
C) Cost of goods sold.
D) Capital loss.
E) All of the above modify AAA.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Most limited liability partnerships can own stock in an S corporation.

A) True
B) False

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When an S corporation liquidates, which of its tax attributes disappear?


A) AAA.
B) AEP.
C) Suspended losses.
D) All of the above items disappear.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Fred is the sole shareholder of an S corporation in Fort Deposit, Alabama. At a time when his stock basis is $20,000, the corporation distributes appreciated property worth $100,000 (basis of $20,000) . Fred's taxable gain is:


A) $0.
B) $10,000.
C) $80,000.
D) $100,000.
E) None of the above.

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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An S corporation is limited to a theoretical maximum of ____________________ shareholders.

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The termination of an S election occurs on the day after a corporation ceases to be a qualifying S corporation.

A) True
B) False

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Form 1120S provides an S shareholder's computation of his or her stock basis.

A) True
B) False

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An S shareholder's stock basis is reduced by flow-through losses before accounting for distributions.

A) True
B) False

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