Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 59

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is false.

• A)Liquidating distributions made to minority shareholders in the tax-free liquidation of a controlled subsidiary corporation are treated by the liquidating corporation in the same way as nonliquidating distributions.
• B)Sec. 337(a)provides that the liquidating corporation recognizes no gain or loss on the distribution of property to the 80% distributee in a complete Sec. 332 liquidation.
• C)The depreciation recapture provisions in Secs. 1245 and 1250 override the Sec. 337(a)nonrecognition rule if a controlled subsidiary corporation is liquidated into its parent corporation.
• D)A corporation that distributes the stock of a subsidiary may elect to treat the distribution as a sale of the subsidiary's assets.

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Definitions:

AASB 128

A standard issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board outlining the accounting for investments in associates and setting the requirements for the application of the equity method.

Note Disclosure

Information provided in the financial statements that gives additional context and detail to the figures presented in the main statements.

Rationale

The underlying reason or logic behind a decision, practice, or theory.

Parent Entities

Companies that own enough voting stock in another company to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors.