Hw Week 4

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Questions: 14-4, 14-20, and 14-22 4. What is the purpose of Code Sec. 351 in regard to transfers to corporations? Sec. 352 defines the transfer corporate stock. 1) requires that the transferor receives corporate stock, 2) receipt of anything else is boot, 3) common, preferred stock, voting, and non voting stock are acceptable, 4) nonqualified preferred stock is considered boot. 22. What are the differences in the treatment of capital gains and capital losses of corporations and of individuals? Corporations can claim capital losses only against capita gains. Disallowed capital losses can be carried back 3 years and forward 5 years. For individuals capital losses are treated as deduction for a loss on dispositions of stock. Gains on sale remains capital gains. Lastly, Code Sec. 1202 allows non-corporate taxpayers to exclude 50 percent on any gain from sale or exchange of small business stock held for more than five years. Problems (Show your work.): 14-55 and 14-62 55. Susan Sweets is a 40 percent shareholder in Acclaim Inc., a theatrical supplies company. She transfers a fully depreciated car with a value of $2,000 to the corporation, but does not receive any consideration for it. a. What are the tax consequences to Susan? Susan recognizes no gain or lost. b. What are the tax consequences to the corporation? The car is considered boot. The corporation will have to recognize a gain of $2,000. c. What, if any, changes if Susan received another 10 percent stock interest for the car? Susan will have to recognize a gain of $2,000. 62. A corporation has income of $62,000 from operations and a net long-term capital loss of $5,000. What is the corporation's taxable income for the year? The corporation’s taxable income is $62,000. Capital losses are only deductible towards capital gains. They can choose to carry back the losses or

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