Episode
Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 23, C Corp Distributions — Dividends, ROC, Capital Gain
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- Finance Exam Prep
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- May 20, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 260
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Summary
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The three-tier system for C Corp distributions: Dividend, Return of Capital, and Capital Gain. - The critical ordering rule for applying current and accumulated Earnings & Profits (E&P). - How to handle distributions when current E&P is positive but accumulated E&P is negative. - The correct tax treatment when current E&P is negative, requiring proration against positive accumulated E&P. - The "D-R-C" mnemonic to remember the distribution characterization sequence for the exam. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep