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S Corporation elected S corporation status beginning in 2010 and will have Subchapter C earnings and profits at the close of the current taxable year. This year, S expects that its business operations and investments will produce the following tax results:

Gross income from operations - $75,000
Business deductions - $60,000
Tax-exempt interest - $23,000
Dividends - $12,000
Long-term capital gain from the sale of investment real property - $35,000

(a) Is S Corporation subject to the Section 1375 tax on passive investment income? If so, compute the amount of the tax.

(b) Same as (a), above, except that S receives an additional $5,000 of tax-exempt interest.

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The company FPA has the following income, expense, and lossitems for the current year.

Sales $850,000

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Long-term capital gain $85,000

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Payments Due Under:

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10% of the shareholders vote to revoke the election

to purchase 10 shares

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$0

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