Tony Is the 100% Shareholder of a Corporation Established Five

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Tony is the 100% shareholder of a corporation established five years ago. It has always been an S corporation. After adjustment for this year's corporate income, but before taking distributions into account, Tony has a $50,000 stock basis. The corporation pays Tony a $40,000 cash distribution. As a result of this distribution, Tony will have an ending stock basis and recognize income of

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