LTR 201542004 at first seems to involve a standard spinoff for the purpose of pursuing a reverse Morris Trust combination of Controlled with a Merger Partner, with the “significant issue” for ruling being a proposed swap of...more
On September 14, 2015, the government released Notice 2015-59 and Rev. Proc. 2015-43, both relating to Section 355 spinoffs. They respond to government concerns about spinoff transactions that result in the distributing...more
Like-kind exchanges are well-known events in the field of investment real estate. The tax law has spent about the last 30 years refining the deferred like-kind exchange, in which the taxpayer is given time to locate the...more
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