Chapman Chairs, a family-owned corporation, declared and distributed a property dividend from its overstocked inventory in place of its usual cash dividend. The inventory's carrying value exceeded its fair value. The excess is:
A) Not reported.
B) Reported as an ordinary loss.
C) Reported as an extraordinary loss, net of income taxes.
D) Reported as a direct reduction of shareholders' equity.
Answer: B
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