Problem
Determine taxable income in each of the following instances. Assume that the corporation is a C corporation and that book income is before any income tax expense.
a) Book income of $152,000 including municipal bond interest of $4,000, a charitable contribution of $10,000, and dividends of $6,000 from a 10% owned domestic corporation. The corporation also has a $16,000 charitable contribution carryover.
b) Book income of $258,000 including municipal bond interest of $4,000, a charitable contribution of $10,000, and dividends of $14,000 from a 70% owned domestic corporation. The corporation has a capital loss carryover of $12,000 and a capital gain of $5,000 in the current year.