In 2007, Best Corp., an accrual-basis calendar-year C corporation, received $100,000 in dividend income from the common stock that it held in a 15%-owned domestic corporation. The stock was not debt-financed, and was held for over a year. Best recorded the following information for 2007:

Loss from Best’s operations

$ (10,000)

Dividends received

100,000

Taxable income (before dividends received deduction)

$90,000

Best’s dividends received deduction on its 2007 tax return was

  1. $100,000
  2. $ 80,000
  3. $ 70,000
  4. $ 63,000