XYZ Corporation (An S Corporation) Is Owned by Jane and Rebecca

question 8

Essay

XYZ Corporation (an S corporation) is owned by Jane and Rebecca who are each 50% shareholders. At the beginning of the year, Jane's basis in her XYZ stock was $40,000. XYZ reported the following tax information for 2016.
Required:
a. What amount of ordinary business income is allocated to Jane?
b. What is the amount and character of separately stated items allocated to Jane?
c. What is Jane's basis in her XYZ corp. stock at the end of the year?

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