Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

Identify which of the following statements is true.

A) A deficiency dividend is included in the shareholder's gross income for his/her tax year that includes the last day of the tax year in which the personal holding company claims a dividends-paid deduction.
B) A shareholder who receives a deficiency dividend must report the dividend as gross income for the tax year that includes the last day of the distributing corporation's tax year on which it was a PHC.
C) A personal holding company's payment of a deficiency dividend eliminates its need to pay the personal holding company tax as well as any interest and underpayment penalties on the tax deficiency.
D) All of the above are false.