Question

Swift, Inc., Heron Inc., and Canary formed a general partnership. Swift owns a 50% interest and Heron and Canary each own 25% interests. Swift, Inc. files its tax return on a July 1 - June 30 fiscal year; Heron Inc. files on a September 1 - August 31 fiscal year; and Canary is a calendar year taxpayer. Which of the following statements is true regarding the taxable year the partnership can choose?

The partnership can request permission from the IRS to use a January 31 fiscal year if it can establish that as a natural business year.

Answer 1

Answer is The partnership can request permission from the IRS to use a January 31 fiscal year if it can establish that as a natural business year.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Swift, Inc., Heron Inc., and Canary formed a general partnership. Swift owns a 50% interest and Heron and Canary each own 25% interests. Swift, Inc. files its tax return on a July 1 - June 30 fiscal year; Heron Inc. files on a September 1 - August 31 fiscal year; and Canary is a calendar year taxpayer because The partnership can request permission from the IRS to use a January 31 fiscal year if it can establish that as a natural business year.

Answer 2

The true statement is The partnership can request permission from the IRS to use a January 31 fiscal year if it can establish that as a natural business year.

Step-by-step explanation:

This statement is true because as the different partners have different tax calendars, a general single calendar would help. In order to do so the basic and best calendar possible is the January 31 fiscal year as it is after 2 quarters for Swift and after 1 quarter for Heron.