In a new 18-month pilot program, the IRS is temporarily opening up a previous no-rule policy with respect to certain issues arising in a distribution by a corporation to its shareholders under Section 355....more
Section 385 Proposed Regulations — Impact on Related-Party Financing -
Section 385 has been in the Internal Revenue Code since 1969. It was enacted to provide guidance for whether to classify an interest in a corporation...more
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Tax-Free Spin-Offs
The active trade or business rules are detailed and highly fact specific, and the IRS continues to refine its view on the qualification requirements.
In order to separate two businesses housed in one corporation or in a...more
The recent guidance under section 355 is a significant attempt by the IRS to clarify in a formal way what it historically has been able to do on a case-by-case basis through the private letter ruling process....more