Consolidated Tax Returns

Practice Questions

CPA Regulation (REG) › Consolidated Tax Returns

Questions
6
1

Under consolidation rules between a corporation and a 100% owned subsidiary, the Dividends Received Deduction percentage would be:

2

Sunshine Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pierpoint Corp., purchased land from Pierpoint for its fair market value of $10,000 on January 1 of the previous tax year. Pierpoint's adjusted basis of the land on the date of sale was $8,000. During the current tax year, Sunshine sold the land for $9,000 to an unrelated taxpayer. What gain or loss will be reported on a consolidated tax return filed by Sunshine and Pierpoint for the current tax year?

3

Of the following, which groups may elect to file a consolidated corporate return?

4

Rigg, Steele, and Urco Corps., all accrual-basis, calendar-year C corporations, have only voting common stock outstanding. Rigg owns 85 percent of Steele and 40 percent of Urco. Steele owns 50 percent of Urco. Which group of corporations qualifies as an affiliated group and may join in the filing of a consolidated federal income tax return?

5

In a consolidated income tax return of a corp and its wholly owned subsidiary, what percent of cash dividends paid by the sub to the parent is tax free?

6

Which of the following statements regarding the election to file a consolidated tax return is correct?

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