Question 1

Define intercompany transactions and explain the two types of transactions.

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Question 2

Blair and Cannon Corporations are the two members of an affiliated group. No prior net Sec. 1231 losses have been reported by any group member. The two corporations report consolidated ordinary income of $100,000 and gains and losses from property transactions as follows:  Included in the above totals is $6,000 of long-term capital losses recognized by Cannon on an intercompany transaction. Excluded from the above is a $4,000 Sec. 1231 gain originally deferred by Cannon that must be reported by the group in the current year. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

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Question 3

Gee Corporation purchased land from an unrelated corporation several years ago for $105,000. The land was used by Gee as a storage lot for company trucks. Gee sold the land to Wilkers, its 85%-owned subsidiary corporation, last year (July 3)for $115,000. The land was also used in Wilkers' trade or business. Wilkers Corporation sold the land this year (August 22)for $130,000 to a corporation that was not a member of the affiliated group. The $130,000 purchase price is to be collected in five equal, annual installments, commencing with the current year's sale date. What gains and losses are recognized, deferred, or restored by Gee and Wilkers Corporations?

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Question 4

Roland, Shedrick, and Tyrone Corporations formed an affiliated group a number of years ago, which has since filed consolidated tax returns. No prior Sec. 1231 losses have been reported by any group member. The group had a consolidated capital loss carryover last year. For the current year, the group reports the following results:  Which of following statements is incorrect?

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Question 5

Identify which of the following statements is false.

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Question 6

The treatment of capital loss carrybacks and carryovers is similar to NOLs.

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Capital loss carrybacks and carryovers function similarly to NOLs in that they allow taxpayers to use losses from one year to offset gains from another year, thereby reducing their overall tax liability.

Question 7

Intercompany dividends and undistributed subsidiary earnings do not create temporary differences for affiliated companies filing a consolidated return.

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Intercompany dividends and undistributed subsidiary earnings are eliminated in consolidation and therefore do not create temporary differences for affiliated companies filing a consolidated return.

Question 8

Why are other intercompany transactions not given any special treatment?

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Question 9

The Alpha-Beta affiliated group has consolidated taxable income of $400,000 and tentative general business credit of $80,000 in the current year. The maximum general business credit that can be used on the consolidated return is

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The maximum general business credit is limited to the net income tax minus the greater of the tentative minimum tax or 25% of the net regular tax liability that exceeds $25,000. Here, $400,000 - $25,000 = $375,000; 25% of $375,000 = $93,750. The net income tax is $400,000, so $400,000 - $93,750 = $306,250. The tentative credit is $80,000, but the maximum allowable is $69,250.

Question 10

Identify which of the following statements is true.

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A consolidated NOL (Net Operating Loss) is computed by including the consolidated capital gain in taxable income, which is part of the process to determine the overall taxable income for the group.

Question 11

Identify which of the following statements is false.

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This statement is false as affiliated groups of corporations filing a consolidated tax return are eligible for the small corporation exemption from the corporate alternative minimum tax.

Question 12

Blair and Cannon Corporations are members of an affiliated group. No prior net Sec. 1231 losses have been reported by any group member. The two corporations report consolidated ordinary income of $100,000 and gains and losses from property transactions as follows.  Which of the following statements is correct?

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- The consolidated group reports a net short-term capital gain of $1,000 because the total short-term gains of $4,000 exceed the total short-term losses of $3,000.
- Blair Corporation's separate return reports a $4,000 net long-term capital gain because it has long-term gains of $6,000 and long-term losses of $2,000.
- Cannon Corporation's separate return reports a $1,000 net long-term capital loss because it has long-term gains of $1,000 and long-term losses of $2,000.

Question 13

Boxcar Corporation and Sidecar Corporation, an affiliated group, reports the following results for the current year:  The affiliated group's consolidated taxable income is

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Question 14

Identify which of the following statements is true.

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The dividend described is an intercompany transaction within a consolidated tax return group, which means it is eliminated in consolidation and not included in the parent company's gross income. This is a standard treatment under U.S. tax law to avoid double taxation within a group that files a consolidated return.

Question 15

Parent Corporation purchases a machine (a five-year property)for $20,000. It claims $4,000 of depreciation under the MACRS rules in the first year it owns the property. At the close of business on the last day of the first year, Parent sells the machine to a 100%-owned corporation (Subsidiary)for $18,000. Subsidiary immediately commences depreciating the machine as a five-year property using the regular MACRS rules.
What gain is reported by Parent Corporation in the first year that Subsidiary Corporation depreciates the machine?

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Question 16

Parent Corporation purchases a machine (a five-year property)for $20,000. It claims $4,000 of depreciation under the MACRS rules in the first year it owns the property. At the close of business on the last day of the first year, Parent sells the machine to a 100%-owned corporation (Subsidiary)for $18,000. Subsidiary immediately commences depreciating the machine as a five-year property using the regular MACRS rules. What depreciation can be claimed by Subsidiary Corporation in the first year it uses the machine?

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Question 17

Identify which of the following statements is true.

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Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

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A consolidated group, which consists of a parent company and its subsidiaries, determines its general business credit on a consolidated basis. This means that the credits of all members of the group are combined to calculate the total general business credit available to the group.

Question 19

Identify which of the following statements is true.

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All of the statements are false. The charitable contribution deduction is calculated on a consolidated basis for the entire affiliated group, and the 10% limit applies to the consolidated deduction. An affiliated group member can carry over any unused charitable contribution deduction from a consolidated return year to a separate return year if the member leaves the group prior to the end of the current consolidated return year. Charitable contributions, which cannot be deducted in a consolidated return due to the 10% deduction limitation, cannot be carried forward indefinitely by the affiliated group.

Question 20

Identify which of the following statements is true.

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Capital loss carrybacks and carryforwards are treated as short-term capital losses regardless of their original classification.

Quiz 8: Consolidated Tax Returns

Define intercompany transactions and explain the two types of transactions.

Identify which of the following statements is false.

The treatment of capital loss carrybacks and carryovers is similar to NOLs.

Intercompany dividends and undistributed subsidiary earnings do not create temporary differences for affiliated companies filing a consolidated return.

Why are other intercompany transactions not given any special treatment?

The Alpha-Beta affiliated group has consolidated taxable income of $400,000 and tentative general business credit of $80,000 in the current year. The maximum general business credit that can be used on the consolidated return is

Identify which of the following statements is true.

Identify which of the following statements is false.

Boxcar Corporation and Sidecar Corporation, an affiliated group, reports the following results for the current year: The affiliated group's consolidated taxable income is

Identify which of the following statements is true.

Identify which of the following statements is true.

Which of the following statements is true?

Identify which of the following statements is true.

Identify which of the following statements is true.