The IRS Agent Who Audited the Form 1120 Filed by Alano

question 100

Multiple Choice

The IRS agent who audited the Form 1120 filed by Alano Inc. concluded that $300,000 of the salary that Alano paid to its CEO and sole shareholder was a constructive dividend. As a result:

• A) The CEO/shareholder's taxable income increases by $300,000.
• B) The CEO/shareholder must repay $300,000 of his salary to Alano.
• C) Alano must distribute an additional $300,000 cash to the CEO/shareholder.
• D) Alano's taxable income increases by $300,000.

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Statistically Significant

A determination that a relationship observed in a dataset is unlikely to have occurred by chance, according to a predefined significance level.

Significance Level

This is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, usually denoted by alpha (α), and used as a threshold for determining statistical significance.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that states there is no significant difference or effect, typically to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

Expected Number

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