Distributions & Shareholder Basis
S corporations and their shareholders often engage in transactions in which they transfer property with a basis greater than its FMV. This article examines the tax effects on both shareholders and the corporation.
The IRS issued final regulations addressing the basis of indebtedness of S corporations to their shareholders.
Final regulations were issued on S corporation shareholder basis of indebtedness of the S corporation to the shareholder only if the indebtedness is bona fide and on the deductibility of startup expenditures and organizational expenses for partnerships following a termination of a partnership.
This article covers the taxability of distributions from an S corporation with accumulated E&P and ancillary issues and planning opportunities.
This article discusses major changes and developments that directly affect S corporations and their tax advisers during the period of this update (July 10, 2012–July 9, 2013).
A taxpayer’s basis is often scrutinized by the IRS, particularly when basis is claimed based upon debts incurred by a flowthrough entity.
An S corporation’s revocation of its S corporation status, which caused its QSub subsidiary to lose its status as a QSub, was not a post-bankruptcy-petition transfer of property of the QSub’s bankruptcy estate.
The Tax Court held that shareholders of an S corporation improperly increased the adjusted basis of their S corporation stock when the S corporation made a QSub election for its wholly owned C corporation subsidiary.
An S corporation shareholder reports corporate income or loss on the personal income tax return for the year in which the corporate year ends; losses or deductions passed through to the shareholder first reduce stock basis, then loss amounts are applied against debt basis.
While determining if a taxpayer is bankrupt is straightforward, determining whether a taxpayer is insolvent can be tricky.
As tax liability for COD income gives many taxpayers an unpleasant surprise in today’s economy, its tax treatment continues to be a focal point for tax professionals in tax planning and preparation.
During the period of this S corporation tax update, some major changes that directly affect S corporations took place. This article also presents tax planning ideas for S corporations and their shareholders.
The IRS issued proposed regulations on the subject of when an S corporation shareholder can increase his or her basis in the S corporation’s stock based on loans to the corporation.
The Tax Court held that shareholders in two related S corporations could increase their basis in one of the corporations by contributing assets to it that they had received in a distribution from the other corporation.
The IRS issued proposed regulations on when an S corporation shareholder can increase basis in the S corporation’s stock based on loans to the corporation.
This article provides an annual update of recent IRS rulings, guidance, and other developments concerning S corporations. It discusses S corporation eligibility, elections, termination issues, second class of stock, and trusts owning S corporation stock.
This article discusses S corporation eligibility, elections, and termination issues from the period July 2009–July 2010.
Without proper planning, the at-risk rules set out in Sec. 465 can limit the amount of deductible S corporation losses.
Basis is a beneficial concept for a taxpayer—it shields the taxpayer from tax on the sale of an asset and can produce losses that reduce tax liability. It has been described as a “summary of the tax impact of [past] events” that have affected an asset. Nevertheless, basis can be elusive: It can appear or disappear when we are not paying attention. It can cling to an asset, be adjusted up or down, replicate itself, or shift to another asset. In other words, the summary that basis provides can have a number of potential twists and turns.
When an S corporation has losses and deductions in excess of basis, some of which are nondeductible, noncapital expenses, will there be a carryover of the nondeductible items for purposes of reducing basis in a future year?
