Max owns 60% of Big Bang Ltd. and owns 60% of Beta Inc. Hence, they are associated. Max owns 20% of Alpha Ltd. and 10% Tiny Bang Ltd., which is not an associated company. Each of the four corporations has $400,000 of active business income earned in Canada.

Albert owns 100% of A Corporation, Betty is the sole proprietor of B Company, and Cai is the sole proprietor of C Company. Each business generated $500,000 of taxable income and before-tax cash flow. A Corporation and B Company produce a product, but C Company provides accounting services. A Corporation will distribute $200,000 of its after-tax income to Albert. All three owners face a 37% marginal tax rate on ordinary income. B Company qualifies for the § 199A deduction, but C Company does not because it provides accounting services and its taxable income exceeds the threshold for that deduction. Assume the tax rate applied to dividend income equals the top 20% net long-term capital gain rate plus the 3.8% net investment income tax rate. The corporate tax rate is 21% and § 199A deduction is 20%. What will be the values of A Corporation, B Company, and C Company after three years? Assume that each business (a) required a $5,000,000 initial investment, (b) earns an annual 10%…

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Ellie and Linda are equal owners in Otter Enterprises, a calendar year business. Ellie has a basis in Otter Enterprises of $80,000 at the beginning of the year. Linda has a basis in Otter Enterprises of $60,000 at the beginning of the year. Assume that Otter Enterprises has no debt. Otter Enterprises has $320,000 of gross income and $210,000 of operating expenses. In addition, Otter has a long-term capital gain of $15,000 and makes distributions to Ellie and Linda of $25,000 each. Required: Discuss the impact of this information on the taxable income of Otter, Ellie, and Linda if Otter is: