Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 36

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is false.

• A)A sale or exchange of at least 50% of the capital and profits interest in a partnership within a 12- consecutive-month period will terminate the partnership and end all of the partnership's elections.
• B)When using the 50% rule to terminate a partnership, if an interest is sold more than once during the 12-month period, each sale is counted separately.
• C)A partner's individual income tax return, under some circumstances, may include the results of partnership operations for a period exceeding 12-months.
• D)When several different transfers are made during a 12-month period, the partnership termination occurs on the date of the transfer that first crosses the 50% threshold.

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Definitions:

Issued Shares

The number of shares that have been allocated to be sold and are held by shareholders, including both public investors and company officers or insiders.

Treasury Shares

Stocks that were issued and later reacquired by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market.

Contributed Surplus

An account on the shareholders' equity section of the balance sheet that represents the excess amount investors paid over the par value of the shares.