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Shelley purchased 900 shares of common stock of Castro Corporation in 2015 for $30,000 (this number of shares was equivalent to 60% of the ownership of the corporation and was the corporation’s only class of stock outstanding). During 2018, the corporation distributed a 10% stock dividend (there was no option to take cash). During the current year, Castro Corporation redeemed 450 shares of Shelley’s stock for $17,000. Shelley was the only shareholder who had shares redeemed.