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Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Corporate Accumulations, Stock Dividends And The "Preferred Stock Bail-Out," And Taxability Of The Corporation Upon The Distribution Of "Inventory Assets" Under The Internal Revenue Code Of 1954, Alice Austin S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
It is the purpose of this discussion to indicate, with respect to corporate accumulations and distributions, some of the major interpretative problems existing under the 1939 code which Congress has failed to resolve, as well as some of the major interpretative difficulties which arise for the first time under the 1954 code.
Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Extent To Which A Dividend In Kind Is Ordinary Income Under The Internal Revenue Code, Alice Austin S.Ed.
Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Extent To Which A Dividend In Kind Is Ordinary Income Under The Internal Revenue Code, Alice Austin S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Taxpayer, a corporate shareholder, received from the corporation a distribution of property which had appreciated in value over its adjusted cost. The earnings and profits of the corporation were sufficient to cover the adjusted cost of the property distributed, but were not sufficient to cover its full fair market value at the time of distribution. The Tax Court held that the fair market value of the distribution was taxable as a dividend only to the extent of the corporation's earnings and profits. On appeal, held, reversed. In determining whether a distribution in kind is a dividend under section 115(a), …