At the End of Each Consolidated Return Year, the Parent's

question 15

Multiple Choice

At the end of each consolidated return year, the parent's basis in the stock of a subsidiary must be adjusted to reflect the economic results of operation.This is accomplished by:

• A)Taking into account the GNP
• B)Multiplying the parent's basis by a fraction that represents the subsidiary's presence in the parent company
• C)Decreasing the parent's basis by any undistributed gains of the subsidiaries and increasing the basis by any losses sustained by the subsidiaries
• D)Increasing the parent's basis by any undistributed gains of the subsidiaries and reducing the basis by any losses sustained by the subsidiaries

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