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Final Basis Regs. Provide Deferral Opportunities in Tax-Free Exchanges

Co-Editors: Michael Metz, CPA; Nick Gruidl, CPA, MBT Final regulations addressing basis and boot in reorganizations provide interesting and unexpected results. Secs. 358 and 356 address allocation of basis to property received in a reorganization and gain recognition on receipt of boot, respectively. Proposed regulations (REG-116564-03, 5/3/04) provided a tracing