The Alto- Baxter Affiliated Group Filed a Consolidated Return for the First

question 64

Multiple Choice

The Alto- Baxter affiliated group filed a consolidated return for the first time last year. The group does not come under the "large" corporation rules. For last year, the group reports a tax liability of $60,000. Cooper Corporation has a $30,000 tax liability last year. This year, the Alto- Baxter affiliated group purchased all of the Cooper stock. This year, the Alto- Baxter- Cooper group reports a $110,000 consolidated tax liability. To avoid penalties for the current year, the group must make timely estimated tax payments of how much during the year?

• A) $60,000
• B) $110,000
• C) $90,000
• D) No estimated tax payments are required.

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Definitions:

Connectionist

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Serial Processing

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