Question 1

A C Corporation has taxable income of $500,000 before the charitable contribution deduction and the Dividends Received Deduction (DRD). It made cash charitable contributions of $60,000. It received $10,000 in dividends from a 15%-owned domestic corporation. What is the corporation's allowable charitable contribution deduction?

Accepted Answer

Corporate Charitable Limit = 10% of Taxable Income BEFORE: Charitable deduction, DRD, Capital loss carryback. Base = $500k. Limit = $50k.

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this CPA question?

Accepted Answer

Subtracting the DRD before calculating the 10% limit.

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