Parent and Subsidiary Corporations Are Members of an Affiliated Group

question 44

Essay

Parent and Subsidiary Corporations are members of an affiliated group.Their separate taxable incomes (before taking into account any dividends)are $75,000 and $85,000,respectively.Subsidiary Corporation receives a dividend from a less-than-20%-owned corporation of $7,500 and from an affiliated 100%-owned nonconsolidated insurance subsidiary of $40,000.Subsidiary distributes a dividend of $35,000 to Parent Corporation who also receives dividends of $5,500 from a less-than-20%-owned corporation.The consolidated dividends-received deduction is what?

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Definitions:

Common Stock

A type of equity security that represents ownership in a corporation and entitles holders to vote on corporate matters and receive dividends.

Stated Value

The value assigned to no-par stock by the company's board of directors, used as the basis for accounting transactions.

No-Par

Refers to stocks issued without a par value, which means they do not have a nominal or face value.

Paid-In Capital

represents funds raised by a company through issuing securities like stocks, reflecting the additional amount over the par value that investors are willing to pay.