Distributions from Corporations to the Shareholders in a Nonliquidating Distribution

question 35

Multiple Choice

Distributions from corporations to the shareholders in a nonliquidating distribution will usually be classified as a dividend up to the amount of the corporation's

• A)earnings and profits.
• B)retained earnings.
• C)taxable income for the year.
• D)stock basis.

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Definitions:

Indirect Materials

Small items of material such as glue and nails that may be an integral part of a finished product, but whose costs cannot be easily or conveniently traced to it.

Machine Hours

A measure of the total time that production equipment is operational, used to allocate machine-related expenses to products.

Cost Behaviour

The characteristic of costs that they either remain stable or change in response to variations in business activity levels.

Sales in Units

The total number of individual items sold by a company, as distinguished from sales measured in currency.