Tracy and lance, equal shareholders in macaw corporation, receive $600,000 each in distributions on december 31 of the current year. macaw’s current year taxable income is $1 million and it has no accumulated e & p. last year, macaw sold an appreciated asset for $1,200,000 (basis of $400,000). payment for one-half of the sale of the asset was made this year. how much of tracy’s distribution will be taxed as a dividend? a. $0b. $300,000c. $500,000d. $600,000e. none of the above

B. $300,000

Explanation:

Macaw Corporation increased its E & P last year for the entire amount of the deferred gain on the installment sale. Since one-half of the $800,000 gain is included in taxable income in the current year, taxable income should be reduced by this amount to determine current E & P. Therefore, Macaw Corporation’s current year E & P is $600,000 ($1 million taxable income – $400,000 of installment sale gain). Because one-half of the current E & P is allocated to Tracy’s distribution, she has a $300,000 dividend

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley, i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley; i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.