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    PracticeCPA®CPA TCP Practice Exam 2Question 21
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Area II: Entity Tax ComplianceTCPEntity TaxTrusts

    CPA · Question 21 · Area II: Entity Tax Compliance

    A complex trust has Distributable Net Income (DNI) of $40,000 (all taxable). The trust instrument requires a distribution of $10,000 to Beneficiary A. The trustee also uses discretion to distribute $40,000 to Beneficiary B. Total distributions = $50,000. How much income must Beneficiary A and Beneficiary B report?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Beneficiary A: $10,000; Beneficiary B: $40,000

    B.

    Beneficiary A: $8,000; Beneficiary B: $32,000

    C.

    Beneficiary A: $10,000; Beneficiary B: $30,000

    D.

    Beneficiary A: $25,000; Beneficiary B: $25,000

    How to approach this question

    Apply the Tier System. Tier 1 (Required distributions) soaks up DNI first. Tier 2 (Discretionary) gets whatever DNI is left. Distributions in excess of DNI are tax-free corpus.

    Full Answer

    C.Beneficiary A: $10,000; Beneficiary B: $30,000✓ Correct
    Under IRC §662(a), income is allocated first to 'Tier 1' beneficiaries (required to be distributed) to the extent of DNI. A gets $10,000. Remaining DNI = $30,000. This is allocated to 'Tier 2' beneficiaries (discretionary). B receives $40,000 but is taxable only up to the remaining DNI of $30,000.

    Common mistakes

    Allocating DNI strictly pro-rata based on distribution amount, ignoring the Tier 1 priority.
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