Question - Taxation of Shareholder Benefits. Please respond to the following
If a company experiences a complete loss of an office building as a result of a fire and receives a $2 million recovery payment from the insurance company.
• Explain the tax consequence if the company decides not to rebuild
• Identify the tax consequences if the company distributes the $2 million to its two shareholders, assuming that no stock was exchanged in return
• Under what conditions will the distribution meet the requirements to be treated as partial liquidation and not a dividend?