Longhorn Company Reports Current E&P of $100,000 in Year 1

question 73

Multiple Choice

Longhorn Company reports current E&P of $100,000 in year 1 and accumulated E&P at the beginning of the year of negative $200,000.Longhorn distributed $300,000 to its sole shareholder on January 1, year 1.The shareholder's tax basis in his Longhorn stock is $100,000.How is the distribution treated by the shareholder in year 1?

• A)$300,000 dividend.
• B)$100,000 dividend, $100,000 nontaxable return of basis, and $100,000 capital gain.
• C)$100,000 dividend and $200,000 nontaxable return of basis.
• D)$0 dividend, $100,000 nontaxable return of basis, and $200,000 capital gain.

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