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Taxation Of Sale And Leaseback Transactions - A General Review, Kenneth L. Stewart
Taxation Of Sale And Leaseback Transactions - A General Review, Kenneth L. Stewart
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Note first discusses in detail the operation of a sale and leaseback transaction and delineates its various uses. The Note next points out the tax and financial advantages and disadvantages of the sale and leaseback, sets forth the possible avenues of attack on the transaction by the Internal Revenue Service (Service), and describes the consequences of a successful attack by the Service. The final section of the Note analyzes the judicial treatment of sale and leaseback transactions for tax purposes, focusing both on the traditional tests used by the courts and on changes in the law brought about by …