The accumulated earnings tax can be imposed
A. Regardless of the number of stockholders of a corporation.
B. On personal holding companies.
C. On companies that make distributions in excess of accumulated earnings.
D. On both partnerships and corporations.
Answer:A
This answer is correct. The accumulated earnings tax is a penalty tax that can be imposed on a corporation if it accumulates earnings in excess of reasonable business needs, regardless of the number of shareholders that the corporation has.