If C Corporations Retain Their After-Tax Earnings, When Will Their

question 26

Multiple Choice

If C corporations retain their after-tax earnings, when will their shareholders be taxed on the retained earnings?

• A) Shareholders will be taxed on undistributed retained earnings in the year the corporation files its tax return.
• B) Shareholders will be taxed in the year they elect to be taxed on undistributed retained earnings.
• C) Shareholders will be taxed when they sell their shares at a gain.
• D) None of the choices are correct.

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