Question

GW Corp. has two shareholders; Devana owns 40 shares and another corporation, Alpine, Inc., owns another 60 shares. Devana is also a 40% shareholder in Alpine, Inc. Under the attribution rules for the change in stock ownership tests in a redemption, how many shares of GW Corp. does Devana own

Answer 1

40%

Step-by-step explanation:

Devana owns 40% of GW Corp. despite having another 40% shares in Alpine Inc. This is as a result of Devana not having up to 50% shares in Alpine Inc.

Without up to 50% shares in Alpine Inc, the shares of Alpine Inc. in GW Corp. cannot be attributed to Devana.

This means that for Devana to own Alpine Inc shares in GW Corp. it has to acquire 10% more in addition to the 40% it already has.

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