The Personal Holding Company Tax

question 51

Multiple Choice

The personal holding company tax

• A)may be imposed regardless of the number of equal stockholders in a corporation.
• B)may be eliminated by the payment of a deficiency dividend.
• C)qualifies as a tax credit, which may be used by the shareholders to reduce their individual income taxes.
• D)applies to any corporation whose shareholders satisfy the stock ownership requirement.

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