Compensation-Related Loans (OBJ. 3) On January 1, a company loans its
employee, Liz Kittner, $50,000. The terms of the note require that Liz pay
interest annually based on a 1.5% annual rate of interest. In addition, Liz is to
repay the $50,000 at the end of three years. At the time the loan was made, the
current annual AFR short-term, mid-term and long-term rates were 2%, 3% and
4% respectively. Determine the tax consequences of the loan both to the
company and to Liz in the first year.
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