The merger of or into a mutual corporation would seem to be a great candidate for reorganization treatment. And generally that is true, with one huge exception. Paulsen v. Commissioner, 469 U.S. 131 (1985), ruled that the...more
On December 2, 2016, the Treasury issued Notice 2016-73, describing future regulations that will modify the Killer B regulation issued in 2011; the modifications will stymie newly discovered variations of the Killer B...more
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