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In the current year, Dove Corporation (E & P of $1 million) distributes all of its property in a complete liquidation. Alexandra, a shareholder, receives land having a fair market value of $200,000. Dove Corporation had purchased the land as an investment three years ago for $125,000, and the land was distributed subject to a $100,000 liability. Alexandra took the land subject to the $100,000 liability. What is Alexandra's basis in the land?


A) $0
B) $100,000
C) $125,000
D) $200,000
E) None of the above

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

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Kite Corporation has 1,000 shares of stock outstanding. Kent owns 300 shares, Kent's father owns 200 shares, Kent's daughter owns 100 shares, and Kent's aunt owns 200 shares. Plover Corporation owns the other 200 shares in Kite Corporation. Kent owns 75% of the stock in Plover Corporation. Applying the § 318 stock attribution rules, how many shares does Kent own in Kite Corporation?


A) 500
B) 600
C) 750
D) 950
E) None of the above

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

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The adjusted gross estate of Debra, decedent, is $8 million. Debra's estate will incur death taxes and funeral and administration expenses of $1 million. Debra's gross estate includes stock in Silver Corporation that she had purchased twelve years ago for $600,000 (date of death fair market value of $3 million) . At the time of her death, Debra owned 80% of the stock in Silver Corporation. Silver Corporation (E & P of $4 million) redeems all of the estate's stock in the corporation for $3 million. Debra's will names her daughter, Dena, who owns the remaining 20% interest in Silver Corporation, as her sole heir. With respect to this redemption, Debra's estate has the following income:


A) $0.
B) $2.4 million long-term capital gain.
C) $2 million dividend.
D) $3 million dividend.
E) None of the above.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Leon owns 750 shares of the 2,000 outstanding shares of Crane Corporation (E & P of $900,000) . None of the other shareholders of Crane are related to Leon. Leon acquired his Crane shares ten years ago for $80,000. Crane has operated several trades or businesses for more than five years. In the current year, Crane sells the assets of one of those trades or businesses and distributes the proceeds from the asset sale to the shareholders in a pro rata stock redemption. In this transaction, Leon receives $250,000 in redemption of 300 shares of Crane. As a result of this transaction, Leon will recognize:


A) $218,000 dividend income.
B) $250,000 dividend income.
C) $218,000 long-term capital gain.
D) $250,000 long-term capital gain.
E) None of the above.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Puffin Corporation's 2,000 shares outstanding are owned as follows: Paul, 800 shares; Sandra (Paul's sister), 800 shares; and Greta (Paul's granddaughter), 400 shares. During the current year, Puffin (E & P of $1 million) redeemed 600 shares of Paul's stock for $100,000. If Paul had acquired the 600 shares five years ago for $30,000, he will have a long-term capital gain of $70,000 from the redemption.

A) True
B) False

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Connie sold 400 shares of § 306 stock (basis of $20,000) in Blackbird Corporation to Larry (an unrelated individual) for $50,000. When the § 306 stock was issued to Connie, the stock had a value of $50,000, and Blackbird had E & P of $500,000. At the time the § 306 stock is sold, Blackbird's E & P is $550,000. At the time of the sale, Connie owned 900 shares of common stock (basis of $210,000) in Blackbird. With respect to the sale of the § 306 stock by Connie:


A) Connie has $50,000 of ordinary income.
B) Blackbird Corporation reduces its E & P by $50,000.
C) Connie has a $30,000 capital gain.
D) After the sale, Connie has a $210,000 basis in the common stock.
E) None of the above.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Brown Corporation purchased 85% of the stock of Green Corporation five years ago for $850,000. In the current year, Brown Corporation liquidates Green Corporation and acquires assets with a basis to Green Corporation of $700,000 (fair market value of $1.1 million). Brown Corporation will have a basis in the assets of $850,000, the same as Brown's basis in its Green stock.

A) True
B) False

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Seven years ago, Eleanor transferred property she had used in her sole proprietorship to Blue Corporation for 2,000 shares of Blue Corporation in a transaction that qualified under § 351. The assets had a tax basis to her of $400,000 and a fair market value of $700,000 on the date of the transfer. In the current year, Blue Corporation (E & P of $1 million) redeems 600 shares from Eleanor for $260,000 in a transaction that does not qualify for sale or exchange treatment. With respect to the redemption, Eleanor will have a:


A) $140,000 dividend.
B) $260,000 dividend.
C) $140,000 capital gain.
D) $260,000 capital gain.
E) None of the above.

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

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Last year, Crow Corporation acquired land in a transaction that qualified under § 351. The land had a basis of $400,000 to the contributing shareholder and a fair market value of $310,000. Assume that the shareholder also transferred equipment (basis of $100,000, fair market value of $200,000) in the same § 351 exchange. In the current year, Crow Corporation adopted a plan of liquidation and distributes the land to Ali, a shareholder who owns 20% of the stock in Crow Corporation. The land's fair market value was $230,000 on the date of the distribution to Ali. Crow Corporation acquired the land to use as security for a loan it had hoped to obtain from a local bank. In negotiating with the bank for a loan, the bank required the additional capital investment as a condition of its making a loan to Crow Corporation. How much loss can Crow Corporation recognize on the distribution of the land?


A) $0
B) $80,000
C) $90,000
D) $170,000
E) None of the above

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

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Which of the following statements is correct with respect to the § 338 election?


A) The subsidiary corporation makes the § 338 election.
B) A qualified stock purchase occurs when a corporation acquires, in a taxable transaction, at least 80% of the stock (voting power and value) of another corporation within an18-month period.
C) The parent recognizes no gain (loss) as a result of the election.
D) Gain, but not loss, is recognized by the subsidiary as a result of a deemed sale of its assets.
E) None of the above.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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The related-party loss limitation applies to distributions to related parties and either the distribution is pro rata or the property distributed is disqualified property.

A) True
B) False

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In comparing a qualifying stock redemption with a complete liquidation, which of the following statements is incorrect?


A) Liquidations and qualifying stock redemptions parallel each other in terms of the effect that E & P has on the nature of the gain or loss recognized by the shareholder.
B) The basis of property acquired is its fair market value on the date of distribution for both a qualifying stock redemption and a liquidation.
C) Both a qualifying stock redemption and a complete liquidation produce sale or exchange treatment to the shareholder.
D) A corporation will recognize gain upon the distribution of appreciated property for both a qualifying stock redemption and a complete liquidation, but a corporation will recognize loss upon a distribution of depreciated property only for a liquidating distribution.
E) Section 267 disallows recognition of losses between related parties in a complete liquidation but not in a qualifying stock redemption.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Julian, Berta, and Maria own 400 shares, 400 shares, and 200 shares, respectively, in Caramel Corporation (E & P of $750,000) . Berta is Julian's sister, and Maria is Julian's aunt. Caramel Corporation redeems all of Julian's stock for $420,000. Julian paid $200 a share for the stock five years ago. Julian continued to serve on Caramel's board of directors after the redemption. With respect to the redemption:


A) Dividend income of $340,000.
B) Dividend income of $420,000.
C) Long-term capital gain of $340,000.
D) Long-term capital gain of $420,000.
E) None of the above.

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

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In general, if a shareholder's ownership interest is not diminished as a result of a stock redemption, the Code will treat the transaction as a sale or exchange.

A) True
B) False

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What are the requirements that must be satisfied for a distribution to qualify under § 302(b)(2) as a disproportionate redemption?

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To qualify as a disproportionate redemption, the stock redemption must satisfy the following requirements: ​ (1) The shareholder's ownership interest in the corporation after the redemption must be less than 80% of his or her ownership interest in the corporation before the redemption.(2) After the redemption, the shareholder must own less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote.The stock attribution rules apply in determining a shareholder's ownership interest before and after the redemption.​

Bristlebird Corporation (E & P of $700,000) has 3,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Juan owns 1,500 shares and his wife, Roberta, owns 1,500 shares. Juan and Roberta each have a basis of $90,000 in their Bristlebird stock. In the current year, Bristlebird Corporation redeems 1,000 shares from Juan for $250,000. With respect to the distribution in redemption of the Bristlebird stock:


A) Juan has dividend income of $250,000.
B) Juan has dividend income of $190,000.
C) Juan has a capital gain of $250,000.
D) Juan has a capital gain of $190,000.
E) None of the above.

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

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The Code treats corporate distributions that are a return of a shareholder's investment as sales or exchanges and corporate distributions that are a return from a shareholder's investment as dividends.

A) True
B) False

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Three years ago, Darlene received preferred (§ 306) stock pursuant to a nontaxable stock dividend from Grackle Corporation. In the current year, Darlene gives the Grackle preferred stock to her sister, Nancy. The Grackle preferred stock is § 306 stock with regards to Nancy.

A) True
B) False

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A subsidiary is liquidated pursuant to § 332. The parent has held 100% of the stock in the subsidiary for the past ten years. The subsidiary has a net operating loss carryover of $400,000. The net operating loss does not carry over to the parent.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements is correct with respect to a partial liquidation?


A) The genuine contraction of a corporate business requirement is an objective test that taxpayers can rely upon with certainty.
B) The distribution of proceeds from the sale of excess inventory to shareholders in exchange for part of their stock will not satisfy the not essentially equivalent to a dividend test.
C) A stock redemption pursuant to a partial liquidation cannot be pro rata with respect to the shareholders.
D) The termination of a business test requires that the distributing corporation actively conducted at least three trades or businesses for at least five years.
E) None of the above.

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

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