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Cherie Hennig, Professor
This former IRS revenue agent is now an author and Professor, teaching tax courses at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Florida International, Colorado State, the University of South Florida, and Virginia Tech
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This course covers the Why, When, and How of computing Earnings and Profits (E&P).
- Why? Distributions to shareholders are taxable to the extent of corporate E&P.
- When? Ideally, a corporation should compute its E&P annually.
- Presumption that distributions are taxable dividends can only be refuted through a computation of E&P.
- How? There is no set formula for computing E&P.
- Worksheet for computing current E&P included in the instructions to form 5452.
Learning Objectives
- Explore why it is important to compute Earnings and Profits (E&P).
- Discover how distributions from a corporation to its shareholders are taxed.
- Recognize the difference between taxable income and current E&P, and explore a case study that compares taxable income and Book Income with E&P.
- Discover how to compute current E&P
- Recognize the importance of differentiating between Current and Accumulated Earnings and Profits.
Last updated/reviewed: November 11, 2020
2 Reviews (28 ratings)Reviews
Inna Shmukler
(Controller at Fornetix LLC)
Quite informative. Some information is the repeat from the course regarding Taxable Income and Expenses.
Anonymous
(Income Tax Senior)
this was a great course on computing corporate earnings and profit (after 2017).
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Advanced
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
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