Bat Corporation distributes stock rights with a $20,000 FMV to its common stock shareholders. The...

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Bat Corporation distributes stock rights with a $20,000 FMV to its common stock shareholders. The $20,000 value of the stock rights at the time of distribution is less than15% of the value of the underlying stock. Which of the following statements is true?
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Part 1
A.
A shareholder must allocate basis to the rights based on the relative FMVs of the stock and the rights.
B.
The basis in the rights is zero unless a shareholder makes a valid election to allocate basis to the rights.
C.
A shareholder cannot allocate any basis to the rights.
D.
The holding period for the rights begins on the day the rights are distributed in all cases.

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