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Glow and Bro organized an S corporation and intended to have only one class of stock....

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Glow and Bro organized an S corporation and intended to have only one class of stock. They agreed that all distributions should be proportional to their stock ownership. During 2019, Bro withdrew large sums of money from the S corporation without Glow’s knowledge. Glow’s share of pass-through income was $500,000 on the Schedule K–1, but he only received $30,000 of cash distributions. The S corporation became bankrupt. The IRS determined that the two owners did not receive distributions that were proportionate to their ownership, but it taxed Glow (who is in the 37% tax bracket) on the $500,000.

Glow argued that a second class of stock was created: these substantially disproportionate distributions appear to create a preference in distribution, creating a second class of stock. Thus, the election was terminated, the entity was a C corporation, and Glow should be taxed only on the $30,000 distribution, taxed as a dividend because the entity was a C corporation. Glow also argued that the S corporation should take a theft loss deduction for Bro’s withdrawals.

You are the U.S. Tax Court judge hearing the dispute. What are the proper Federal income tax results? Elaborate.


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Since it is difficult to trust anybody in case of theft or disproportionate distributions, Glow should take deduction of the disproportionate distributions after informing police. If police is informed, then Bro will be prosecuted for illegal withdrawal and Glow can claim the amount as a deduction. Glow can claim the loss for the tax year in which he discovered it. The police case will also give a chance for Glow to recover the money from Bro which of course is more important than the tax on the money. If possible, efforts should be made to recover the money from Bro and then pay taxes.

Second option is for Glow to take deduction of theft loss after informing police. Police will help Glow to recover the amount from Bro. As a US tax court judge, the IRS can recover the tax from either Bro and Glow as Glow's contention is also right. Police will help IRS in recovering the taxes from Bro and help Glow in recovering his dues from Bro.  

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