Question

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Fiddle Corp. has been an S corporation since inception. Charlie has a tax basis of $18,750 in his Fiddle stock. In 2019, Charlie was allocated $23,750 of ordinary income from Fiddle. What is the amount and character of gain Charlie recognizes from end-of-the-year distributions in each of the following alternative scenarios, and what is his stock basis following each distribution? (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. If the answer is "O", select "None"). Fiddle distributes $47.500 to Charlie.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

According to the given question, the computation is shown below:-

a. The amount and character of gain Charlie recognizes from end-of-the-year distributions is

Particulars                       Amount

Tax basis a                      $18,750

Ordinary income b          $23,750

Stock basis                       $42,500

(c = a + b)

Distribution                     $47,500   ($42,500 + $5,000)

b. The stock basis is

Particulars                       Amount     Character

Gain                                $5,000       Capital   ($23,750 - $18,750)

Stock basis                      -                  None