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s- corporation


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    Lockhart Corporation is a calendar-year corporation. At the beginning of 2013, its election to be taxed as an S corporation became effective. Lockhart Corp.’s balance sheet at the end of 2012 reflected the following assets (it did not have any earnings and profits from its prior years as a C corporation):
Asset    Adjusted Basis    FMV
Cash    $ 35,000    $ 35,000
Accounts receivable       25,000      25,000
Inventory      180,000      210,000
Land      125,000      120,000
Totals      $365,000      $390,000
    Lockhart’s business income for the year was $65,000 (this would have been its taxable income if it were a C corporation).
1.    During 2013, Lockhart sold all of the inventory it owned at the beginning of the year for $250,000. What is its built-in gains tax in 2013?  Be sure to show your work.
2.    Assume the same facts as in part (1), except that if Lockhart were a C corporation, its taxable income would have been $17,000. What is its built-in gains tax in 2013? Be sure to show your work.
3.    Assume the original facts except the land was valued at $115,000 instead of $120,000. What is Lockhart’s built-in gains tax in 2013?  Be sure to show your work.