Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 4

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)A corporation accumulates earnings to fund the redemption of a shareholder's stock following her death so as to provide her estate with liquidity to pay death taxes. Such an accumulation of earnings is a reasonable business need.
• B)A corporation accumulates earnings to fund a buy-sell agreement. Such an accumulation of earnings is a reasonable business need.
• C)A corporation's net capital gain (minus any federal income taxes paid with respect to such gain)increases the tax base for the accumulated earnings tax.
• D)All of the above are false.

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Definitions:

Carbon Dioxide

An invisible, scentless gas formed from the combustion of carbon-based substances and breathing.

Oxygen

A colorless, odorless reactive gas, the life-supporting component of the air.

Erythropoiesis

The process by which red blood cells (erythrocytes) are produced, which occurs in the bone marrow.

Erythropoietin

A hormone produced primarily by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells in response to low oxygen levels in tissues.