Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 37

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is false.

• A)Adjusted current earnings (ACE)is the same as E&P.
• B)A corporation's positive adjusted current earnings (ACE)adjustment equals 75% of the excess of its ACE over its preadjustment AMTI (AMTI before this adjustment and the alternative tax NOL deduction).
• C)A corporation's negative adjusted current earnings (ACE)adjustment equals 75% of the excess of its preadjustment AMTI (AMTI before this adjustment and the alternative tax NOL deduction)over its ACE,but may not exceed the cumulative "net" ACE adjustment amounts from all post-1989 tax years.
• D)The ACE adjustment is not required of S corporations.

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Definitions:

Security Interest

A legal claim or lien on collateral that has been pledged, usually to secure repayment of a loan or debt.

Purchase-Money Security Interest

A security interest in property that secures the extension of credit by a lender to the borrower for the purpose of acquiring the property.

Perfection

In legal and financial contexts, it refers to the act of completing all necessary steps to establish a secured interest or claim that is enforceable against others.

Purchase Money Security Interest

A legal claim that allows a lender to repossess or foreclose on property if the borrower fails to pay back a loan used to purchase the property.