Chapter 14 1. Please explain how charitable contributions come into play in determining \"corporate\" taxable income. Solution The maximum amount deductible by a corporation for charitable contributions is 10 percent of itsadjusted taxable income. The deduction is limited to the lesser of 10 percent of adjusted taxable incomeor the sum of the initial measures of all property donated during the tax year. Adjusted taxable incomeis equal to taxable income without regard to the charitable contribution deduction, the dividends-received deduction, any net operating loss carryback, any capital loss carryback, and the domesticproduction activities deduction. If the charitable contributions for the tax year exceed the 10 percentlimitation, the excess can be carried forward for five years. Carryovers are used on a first-in, first-out basis after first deducting the current year’s contributions. .