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Woods Corporation has operated as a C corporation for the last seven years. The corporation has assets with a $500,000 adjusted basis and a $700,000 FMV. Liabilities are $200,000. Wolf Woods, a calendar-year taxpayer, owns all of the Woods Corporation stock. The corporation has a June 30 year-end and uses the accrual method of accounting. In order to reduce his total combined corporate and personal federal income tax liability, Wolf's CPA has told him to convert the corporation to S corporation status. Wolf would like to complete the conversion on the last day of the corporation's tax year. What tax issues should Wolf and his CPA consider with respect to the S election?


Definitions:

Takeover

The acquisition of one company by another in which the acquiring company essentially "takes over" control of the target company.

Synergy

The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

Short-Term Assets

Assets expected to be converted into cash or used up within one year, such as inventory or accounts receivable.

Converted

This refers to changing something from one use, function, or purpose to another, such as converting raw materials into finished goods or converting an industrial building into a residential space.

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