XYZ, LLC, has several individual and corporate members. Abe and Joe, individuals with 4/30 year-ends, each have a 23 percent profits and capital interest. RST, Incorporated, a corporation with a 6/30 year-end, owns a 4 percent profits and capital interest, while DEF, Incorporated, a corporation with an 8/30 year-end, owns a 4.9 percent profits and capital interest. Finally, 30 other calendar year-end individual partners (each with less than a 2 percent profits and capital interest) own the remaining 45 percent of the profits and capital interests in XYZ. What tax year-end should XYZ use, and which test or rule requires this year-end?
Multiple Choice
4/30, principal partners test
4/30, least aggregate deferral test
12/31, principal partners test
12/31, least aggregate deferral test
