Apple Trust Reports Net Accounting Income of $40,000, All from Taxable

question 1

Multiple Choice

Apple Trust reports net accounting income of $40,000, all from taxable sources. The trustee is required to distribute $15,000 annually to Megan. The trustee also makes discretionary distributions of $30,000, $7,500 to Megan and $22,500 to Caroline. The trust pays $5,000 of the discretionary distributions from corpus. What is the amount of the distribution deduction?

• A)$40,000
• B)$45,000
• C)$15,000
• D)$30,000

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Definitions:

Group Polarization

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Group Polarization

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