TY - GEN AU - Yin, George K. TI - Corporate taxation SN - 9781454867401 U1 - 343.05​267 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Wolters Kluwer KW - Corporations -- Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States N2 - Contents Machine generated contents note: A.Passthrough System under Subchapter S 1.Tax Responsibilities of the S Corporation 2.Shareholder Inclusion of Tax Items Problem 2-1 3.Shareholder Basis Adjustments Problem 2-2 4.Limitation on the Passthrough of Losses Uri v. Commissioner Problem 2-3 Gitlitz v. Commissioner 5.Absence of Inside Basis Adjustments Notice 2002-65 6.Distributions by S Corporations Without E&​P Problem 2-4 B.Eligibility and Election 1.Eligibility for S Status a.Limited Number of Shareholders b.Only Individuals and Certain Entities May Be Shareholders Rev. Rul. 92-64 c.No More Than One Class of Stock Paige v. United States Problem 2-5 2.Election and Termination of S Status Problem 2-6 Problem 2-7 C.Some Data on S Corporations and Other Business Entities A.Classification Issues 1.Incorporated Entities Commissioner v. Jesse C. Bollinger 2.Unincorporated Entities Contents note continued: B.Taxation of C Corporation Income and Loss 1.Brief Overview of Taxation of C Corporations Treasury Department Excerpt 2.Brief Overview of Taxation of Investors in C Corporations 3.Avoiding or Mitigating the Effect of the "Double Tax" a.Compensation Menard, Inc. v. Commissioner b.Capital Structure Problem 3-1 Notice 97-21 Notice 94-48 c.New Financial Products Alvin C. Warren, Jr., U.S. Income Taxation of New Financial Products Problem 3-2 d.Earnings Accumulation C.Reforming the Taxation of C Corporations 1.Corporate Integration Joint Committee on Taxation Excerpt 2.Providing Greater Conformity Between Book and Taxable Income 3.Broadening the Corporate Income Tax Base A.Judicial Principles Gregory v. Helvering United Parcel Service of America, Inc. v. Commissioner B.Other Government Responses to Tax Avoidance Contents note continued: 1.Introduction Notice 2004-30 2.Disclosure and Related Requirements to Curb Tax Avoidance C.Codification of Economic Substance Doctrine A.Shareholder-Level Consequences 1.Earnings and Profits Rev. Rul. 2009-25 Problem 5-1 Rev. Rul. 74-164 2.Taxation of Dividends Received by Shareholders Who Are Individuals Problem 5-2 3.Taxation of Dividends Received by Corporate Shareholders a.Dividends-Received Deduction The Progressive Corp. v. United States b.Special Treatment of "Extraordinary Dividends" Problem 5-3 c.Debt-Financed Portfolio Stock Rev. Rul. 88-66 Problem 5-4 B.Corporate-Level Consequences General Utilities &​ Operating Co. v. Helvering Problem 5-5 C.Distributions by S Corporations with E&​P Problem 5-6 A.Introduction B.Taxation of Corporate Redemptions 1.Shareholder-Level Consequences a.Constructive Ownership Rules Problem 6-1 Contents note continued: Problem 6-2 b.Substantially Disproportionate Redemptions Rev. Rul. 81-41 Problem 6-3 c.Redemptions Terminating the Shareholder's Interest Lynch v. Commissioner Rev. Rul. 77-293 Problem 6-4 Problem 6-5 Problem 6-6 d.Redemptions Not Essentially Equivalent to a Dividend United States v. Davis Patterson Trust v. United States Rev. Rul. 76-385 Rev. Rul. 81-289 e.Partial Liquidations Rev. Rul. 60-322 f.Section 303 2.Corporate-Level Consequences Problem 6-7 3.Redemptions by S Corporations Problem 6-8 Problem 6-9 C.Tax Planning Involving Corporate Redemptions Grove v. Commissioner Zenz v. Quinlivan Rev. Rul. 69-608 Notice 2001-45 H.J Heinz Co. v. United States A.Transfers of Property by Shareholders to Corporations 1.The Required Transfer of "Property" James v. Commissioner 2.The "Control" Requirement Kamborian's Estate v. Commissioner Contents note continued: 3."Solely for Stock" Requirement Rev. Rul. 68-55 4.Preservation of Gain or Loss Not Recognized in Section Transaction Problem 7-1 5.Contributions to Capital Commissioner v. Fink B.Assumption of Liabilities 1.Basic Rules Lessinger v. Commissioner Problem 7-2 2.Anatomy of a Tax Shelter Rev. Rul. 95-74 Notice 2001-17 Coltec Industries, Inc. v. United States A.Brother-Sister Acquisitions Rev. Rul. 71-563 Merrill Lynch &​ Co. v. Commissioner B.Parent-Subsidiary Acquisitions Bhada v. Commissioner Problem 8-1 A.Distributions of Stock or Stock Rights of the Distributing Corporation 1.Stock Distributions Subject to Shareholder Election to Receive Property Other Than Stock Rev. Rul. 83-68 Problem 9-1 2.Stock Distributions with Disproportionate Effect Rev. Rul. 78-60 Problem 9-2 Review Problem 9-3 B.Preferred Stock Bailouts 1.Definition of Section 306 Stock Contents note continued: 2.Dispositions of Section 306 Stock 3.Exceptions 1.In General 2.Liquidating Distributions to a Controlling Corporate Shareholder Problem 10-1 1.Pre-1986 Law 2.Liquidations under Current Law House Ways and Means Committee Report Problem 10-2 3.Asset Acquisitions under Current Law a.Effect of Purchase Price Allocation Agreement Commissioner v. Danielson b.Allocation of Purchase Price to Intangible Assets Problem 10-3 4.Stock Acquisitions under Current Law a.Transactions Qualifying under Section 338 b.Transactions Qualifying under Section 336(e) c.Transactions Involving Intermediaries Notice 2008-111 C.Taxable Acquisitions and Liquidations Involving S Corporations 2.The Built-In Gains Tax Problem 10-4 3.Excess Passive Investment Income A.Origins of the "Reorganization" Concept Marr v. United States Contents note continued: B.Definition of a Nondivisive Reorganization 1.Introduction 2.Nonstatutory Requirements a.Continuity of Interest (COI) Doctrine May B. Kass v. Commissioner J.E. Seagram Corp. v. Commissioner T.D. 8760 Problem 11-1 b.Continuity of Business Enterprise (COBE) Doctrine T.D. 7745 c.Business Purpose Requirement 3.Asset Acquisitions Qualifying as Reorganizations a.Merger of Target into Issuing Corporation Rev. Rul. 2000-5 b.Forward Triangular Merger S. Rep. No. 90-1653 c.Acquisition of Target's Assets Rev. Rul. 88-48 Bausch &​ Lomb Optical Co. v. Commissioner Problem 11-2 Problem 11-3 4.Stock Acquisitions Qualifying as Reorganizations a.Acquisition of Target's Stock Chapman v. Commissioner Problem 11-4 b.Reverse Triangular Merger S. Rep. No. 91-1533 Problem 11-5 Tribune Co. v. Commissioner 5.Summary[&​#x2014;]Acquisitive Transactions as Reorganizations Problem 11-6 Contents note continued: Rev. Rul. 2008-25 6.Other Nondivisive Reorganizations a.Transfer of Assets to Controlled Corporation Problem 11-7 b.Mere Change in Identity, Form, or Place of Organization of One Corporation Rev. Rul. 96-29 c.Recapitalization Bazley v. Commissioner C.Tax Consequences of a Nondivisive Reorganization 1.Threshold Considerations 2.Tax Consequences to T 3.Tax Consequences to S and P a.Recognition of Gain or Loss b.S's Basis in T Assets or Stock c.P's Basis in S Stock d.Survival of T's Attributes 4.Tax Consequences to T Shareholders and Security Holders b.Amount and Character of Gain or Loss c.Basis in Properties Received Problem 11-8 D.Final Observation Rockefeller v. United States B.Tax Consequences to the Distributee 2."Control" and "Distribution of Control" Contents note continued: Commissioner v. Gordon 3.Not a "Device" Rev. Rul. 64-102 Problem 12-1 4.Active Business Requirement Rev. Rul. 2003-38 5.Nonstatutory Requirements Problem 12-2 6.Tax Consequences to Distributee in Qualifying Section C.Tax Consequences to the Distributing Corporation 1.Distributions Preceded by Certain Stock Purchases Problem 12-3 2.Distributions That Are Part of Certain Planned Acquisitions Rev. Rul. 2005-65 Problem 12-4 3.Cash-Rich Split-Offs and the Problem of Disguised Exchanges Problem 12-5 4.Section 355 Alternatives Notice 94-93 A.Introduction and Prior-Law Limitations 1.Developments Prior to 1954 Code Libson Shops, Inc. v. Koehler 2.Developments Between 1954 and 1986 B.Current-Law Limitations on NOL Carryovers 1.Section 382 Limitation and Required Business Continuity 2.Ownership Change H. Conf. Rep. No. 99-841 Problem 13-1 Problem 13-2 Contents note continued: 3.Built-In Gains and Losses Problem 13-3 4.Anti-Avoidance Rules Berry Petroleum Co. v. Commissioner B.Eligibility Alumax Inc. v. Commissioner Problem 14-1 C.Computation of Consolidated Taxable Income and the Special Treatment of "Intercompany Transactions" Problem 14-2 D.Investment Adjustment Rules Woods Investment Co. v. Commissioner Problem 14-3 E.Loss Limitations on Dispositions of Member Stock ER -