Formation, Liquidation & Reorganization

Editor: Anthony S. Bakale, CPA, M.Tax. In many instances, property can be contributed to an entity by its owners in exchange for ownership interests, without gain or loss being recognized on the contribution. For corporations, the general rule under Sec. 351(a) is that “no gain or loss shall be recognized

Editor: Mary Van Leuven, J.D., LL.M. Sec. 351 allows property to be transferred to a controlled corporation by one or more persons without gain or loss recognition. Example 1: Taxpayer A contributes a building (with a $1 million basis and $3 million fair market value (FMV)) to a new corporation

Editor: Terence E. Kelly, CPA Partly to clarify the confusion caused by Letter Ruling 200551018 as to acquisitive D reorganizations (see Burton, Karlinsky and Wright, “S Corporations: Current Developments (Part II),” TTA, November 2006, p. 670), on Dec. 19, 2006, the IRS issued Temp. Regs. Sec. 1.368-2T(l), allowing transactions to

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