Match the Following Items with the Statements That Follow

question 33

Multiple Choice

Match the following items with the statements that follow. Terms may be used more than once.
-Solar currently operates nine lines of business that have been in existence for 10 years. To protect its assets from possible lawsuits, Solar transfers each division to newly formed corporations in exchange for all of the stock of the new corporations. Solar distributes the stock in the nine new corporations to its shareholders in exchange for 45% of their stock in Solar.

• A)Boot
• B)Business credits
• C)Capital gain
• D)Continuity of business enterprise
• E)Continuity of interest
• F)Dividend
• G)Discount rate
• H)Earnings and profits
• I)Federal long-term tax-exempt rate
• J)Liability assumption
• K)Ordinary gain
• L)Ownership change
• M)Section 382 limitation
• N)Sound business purpose
• O)Step transaction

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Definitions:

Gluconeogenesis

A metabolic pathway that generates glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates like protein or fat, chiefly in the liver.

Catabolic

Related to catabolism, the process of breaking down complex molecules into simpler ones, releasing energy in the body.

Citric Acid Cycle

A series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release stored energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

Oxaloacetic

Relating to oxaloacetic acid, a four-carbon molecule critical in the citric acid cycle for energy production within cells.