The Vanity Corporation Organized and Began Operations in January

question 68

Essay

The Vanity Corporation organized and began operations in January. The corporation's ten equal shareholders elect to have Vanity taxed as an S corporation, and the election and necessary consents are filed in a timely manner. For its first tax year ended December 31, Vanity has ordinary income of $64,000 and short-term capital gains of $16,000. During the year, it distributes $30,000 in cash equally to its ten shareholders. For the year, how much income should each shareholder report and how should it be characterized?

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Definitions:

Debit Card

A payment card that deducts money directly from a consumer’s checking account to pay for a purchase.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or benefit gained from consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Indifference Curve

A graphical representation showing combinations of goods among which a consumer is indifferent, indicating the same level of utility or satisfaction.

Budget Line

The graphical depiction of the trade-off between two goods, demonstrating the combinations that a consumer can afford based on their income and the goods' prices.