Puffin Corporation's 2,000 Shares Outstanding Are Owned as Follows: Paul

question 40

True/False

Puffin Corporation's 2,000 shares outstanding are owned as follows: Paul, 800 shares? Sandra (Paul's sister), 800 shares? and Greta (Paul's granddaughter), 400 shares. During the current year, Puffin (E & P of $1 million) redeemed 600 shares of Paul's stock for $100,000. If Paul had acquired the 600 shares five years ago for $30,000, he will have a long-term capital gain of $70,000 from the redemption.

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