Purple Corporation,a personal service corporation (PSC),adopted a fiscal year ending September 30th.The sole shareholder of the corporation is a calendar year taxpayer.During the fiscal year ending September 30,2014,the shareholder-employee received $120,000 salary.The corporation paid the shareholder-employee a salary of $15,000 during the period beginning October 1,2014 through December 31,2014.

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The corporation can deduct only the annualized amount paid in the period from October 1,2014 through December 31,2014,calculated as follows: $15,000 + $15,000[(12 - 3)/3] = $60,000.

Purple Corporation,a Personal Service Corporation (PSC),adopted a Fiscal Year Ending