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b.
Gerald must include in income the entire $15,000 dividend he received from Marmot, and he w
individuals.
Solution
Discussion Question 3-15 (LO. 1, 2)Marmot Corporation pays a dividend of $100,000 in the current year. Otter Corporation, owns 15% otaxpayer in the 24% marginal bracket, also owns 15% of Marmot's stock.Compare and contrast the treatment of the dividend by Otter Corporation and Gerald.
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table
to use for this question.
a.
Otter Corporation will be allowed a
dividends received deduction
equal to
50
%
tax of
21
% on
the remaining portion
of the dividends.
b.
Gerald must include in income
all of the dividends
. He will pay tax at the
15
% r
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Discussion Question 3-16 (LO. 2)Mustard Corporation (a C corporation) owns 15% of the stock of Burgundy Corporation (a C corporation), which pays an annual dividend to its shareholders. Mustard is considering the purchase of additional shares of Burgundy stock.Click here to view the table to use for this question.Would this stock purchase affect the amount of dividends received deduction that Mustard can claim?
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