Please help: If Bashir owned 30% of Red Corp. for the first 200 days...

60.1K

Verified Solution

Question

Accounting

image

Please help:

If Bashir owned 30% of Red Corp. for the first 200 days of 2020 (assume 2020 had 365 days total - ignore the leap year) and then sold all of his shares to Manuela, what amount of short-term capital gain is allocated to Bashir for 2020? Assume a short-year election was made when Bashir sold his shares of Red Corp.

**(I answered this two times, $1,973 and $3,600; both are not correct.)

income is earned/expenses are incurred consistently throughout the year. Bashir and Manuela are sole shareholders of Red Corp., an S corporation. Red Corp. had the following in 2020: Gross receipts: $1,000,000 $300,000 $2,750 in first 200 days; $5,000 $2,250 after Cost of goods sold: Municipal bond interest: Short-term capital gain: Long-term capital loss: $12,000 stock sold on Dec. 1 $3,000 stock sold on March 1 Compensation: $50,000 Utilities: $20,000 Advertising: $8,000 Charitable contribution: $10,000 donation made Feb. 1

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:
  • Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
  • Zin AI - 3 Million Words
  • 10 Dall-E 3 Images
  • 20 Plot Generations
  • Conversation with Dialogue Memory
  • No Ads, Ever!
  • Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!
Become a Member

Other questions asked by students