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1. What are the eligibility requirements that a corporation must meet in order to qualify under Subchapter S?
2. What limits are placed on the selection of a tax year of an S corporation? How do these limits differ from those applicable to C corporations and partnerships?
3. Durrabusiness is organized as a regular C corporation in 1986. At the beginning of the present year, Durrabusiness elects to be an S corporation. Will the election cause a recapture of the general business investment credit taken on any property purchased while a C corporation?
4. Several individuals form Lang Corporation on May 1, 2010. The corporation begins acquiring assets on June 1, 2010, and begins business on August 1, 2010. What is the latest date that Lang can file Form 2553 requesting S corporation status?
5. A shareholder purchases 30 percent of the stock of an S corporation two-thirds of the way through the year for $20,000. The S corporation incurs an operating loss of $300,000 for the year. What is the amount that the shareholder may deduct on his personal income tax return, assuming the at-risk and passive activity rules do not apply?
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1. What are the eligibility requirements that a corporation must meet in order to qualify under Subchapter S?
2. What limits are placed on the selection of a tax year of an S corporation? How do these limits differ from those applicable to C corporations and partnerships?
3. Durrabusiness is organized as a regular C corporation in 1986. At the beginning of the present year, Durrabusiness elects to be an S corporation. Will the election cause a recapture of the general business investment credit taken on any property purchased while a C corporation?
4. Several individuals form Lang Corporation on May 1, 2010. The corporation begins acquiring assets on June 1, 2010, and begins business on August 1, 2010. What is the latest date that Lang can file Form 2553 requesting S corporation status?
5. A shareholder purchases 30 percent of the stock of an S corporation two-thirds of the way through the year for $20,000. The S corporation ...
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