Mark owns 50% of an S corporation, Wick, Inc., and has a basis in that corporation of $3,000 at the beginning of Year 1. At the end of Year 1, Wick reports ordinary income of $2,000 (before considering distributions) and makes a distribution to Mark of a truck with an adjusted basis of $5,000 and a fair market value of $7,000. How much income must Mark report on his personal Year 1 return as a result of this distribution

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions