Mark owns 50% of an S corporation, Wick, Inc., and has a basis in that corporation of $3,000 at the beginning of Year 1. At the end of Year 1, Wick reports ordinary income of $2,000 (before considering distributions) and makes a distribution to Mark of a truck with an adjusted basis of $5,000 and a fair market value of $7,000. How much income must Mark report on his personal Year 1 return as a result of this distribution

$3,000

Explanation:

Mark's basis at the beginning of the year = $3,000

Mark's share of Wick's income = $2,000 x 50% = $1,000

the distribution of the truck = $5,000

Mark's taxable income = basis - share of profits - truck's basis = $3,000 - $1,000 - $5,000 = -$3,000, so Mark has to report a $3,000 income from this distribution.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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