SEC Corporation Has Been Operating as a C Corporation Since

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SEC Corporation has been operating as a C corporation since 2015. It elected to become an S corporation, effective January 1, 2018. On December 31, 2017, SEC reported a net unrealized built in gain of $60,000. In addition to other transactions in 2018, SEC sold inventory it owned at the beginning of 2018 (it did not sell any other assets it owned at the beginning of 2018). At the beginning of the year, the inventory it sold had a fair market value of $30,000 and a FIFO tax basis of $10,000. SEC sold the inventory for $35,000. If SEC had been a C corporation in 2018, its taxable income would have been $100,000. How much built-in gains tax must SEC pay in 2018?

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Definitions:

Unit Price

The cost per single unit of an item or investment.

Percent Change

The measurement of the relative change of a quantity, expressed as a percentage, to denote increase or decrease from one period to another.

Share Price

The current price of a single share of a company's stock on the market.

HST

Harmonized Sales Tax, a combined tax that includes both a federal and provincial component, applied to the sale of goods and services.