Corporations: Earnings & Profits & Dividend Distr.
嚜澧hapter 18
Corporations:
Corporations: Distributions
Distributions Not
Not in
in
Complete
Complete Liquidation
Liquidation
Eugene Willis, William H. Hoffman, Jr.,
David M. Maloney and William A. Raabe
Copyright ?2004 South-Western/Thomson Learning
Taxable Dividends
?? Distributions
Distributions from
from corporate
corporate earnings
earnings and
and
profits
profits (E
(E &
& P)
P) are
are treated
treated as
as aa dividend
dividend
distribution,
distribution, taxed
taxed as
as ordinary
ordinary income
income
?? Distributions
Distributions in
in excess
excess of
of EE &
& PP are
are
nontaxable
nontaxable to
to extent
extent of
of shareholder＊s
shareholder＊s basis
basis
(i.e.,
(i.e., aa return
return of
of capital)
capital)
?? Excess
Excess over
over basis
basis isis capital
capital gain
gain
C18 - 2
Earnings & Profits
(slide
(slide 11 of
of 2)
2)
??
??
No
No definition
definition of
of EE &
& PP in
in Code
Code
Similar
Similar to
to Retained
Retained Earnings
Earnings (financial
(financial
reporting),
reporting), but
but often
often not
not the
the same
same
C18 - 3
Earnings & Profits
(slide
(slide 22 of
of 2)
2)
?? EE &
& PP represents:
represents:
每每 Upper
Upper limit
limit on
on amount
amount of
of dividend
dividend income
income
recognized
recognized on
on corporate
corporate distributions
distributions
每每 Corporation's
Corporation's economic
economic ability
ability to
to pay
pay dividend
dividend
without
without impairing
impairing capital
capital
C18 - 4
Calculating Earnings & Profits
(slide
(slide 11 of
of 4)
4)
?? Calculation
Calculation generally
generally begins
begins with
with taxable
taxable
income,
income, plus
plus or
or minus
minus certain
certain adjustments
adjustments
每每 Add
Add previously
previously excluded
excluded items
items back
back to
to taxable
taxable
income
income including:
including:
?? Muni
Munibond
bondinterest
interest
?? Excluded
Excludedlife
lifeinsurance
insuranceproceeds
proceeds
?? Federal
Federalincome
incometax
taxrefunds
refunds
?? Dividends
Dividendsreceived
receiveddeduction
deduction
C18 - 5
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