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Prevention Of Double Deductions Of A Single Loss: Solutions In Search Of A Problem, Douglas A. Kahn, Jeffrey H. Kahn Jan 2006

Prevention Of Double Deductions Of A Single Loss: Solutions In Search Of A Problem, Douglas A. Kahn, Jeffrey H. Kahn

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In the current tax system, a corporation is treated as a separate taxable entity. This tax system is sometimes referred to as an entity tax or a double tax system. Since a corporation is a separate and distinct entity from its owners, the shareholders, the default rule is that transfers between them are treated as realization events. Without a specific Internal Revenue Code (Code) provision providing otherwise, such transactions will also require the parties to recognize the realized gain or loss. Congress has enacted several nonrecognition corporate provisions when forcing the recognition of income could prevent changes to the form …


The Limited Liability Company: A Catalyst Exposing The Corporate Integration Question, Susan Pace Hamill Nov 1996

The Limited Liability Company: A Catalyst Exposing The Corporate Integration Question, Susan Pace Hamill

Michigan Law Review

The rise of the domestic limited liability company (LLC) from obscurity to its present position as a viable, mainstream alternative to the corporation or partnership was met with enormous enthusiasm by the business community and the practicing bar. First introduced by the State of Wyoming in 1977 and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a partnership for federal income tax purposes in 1988, the LLC offers for the first time a domestic entity that combines the tax advantages of a partnership with limited liability protection for all members, an advantage commonly associated with corporations. The advantages of the …


Employee Plans, What To Do In 1989, Mims Maynard Powell Dec 1988

Employee Plans, What To Do In 1989, Mims Maynard Powell

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Should General Utilities Be Reinstated To Provide Partial Integration Of Corporate And Personal Income—Is Half A Loaf Better Than None?, Douglas A. Kahn Jan 1988

Should General Utilities Be Reinstated To Provide Partial Integration Of Corporate And Personal Income—Is Half A Loaf Better Than None?, Douglas A. Kahn

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The General Utilities doctrine is the name given to the now largely defunct tax rule that a corporation does not recognize a gain or a loss on making a liquidating or nonliquidating distribution of an appreciated or depreciated asset to its shareholders. The roots of the doctrine, can be traced to a regulation promulgated in 1919 that denied realization of gain or loss to a corporation when making a liquidating distribution of an asset in kind. No regulatory provision existed which specified the extent to which realization would or would not be triggered by a nonliquidating distribution such as a …


Installment Sales After The Tax Reform Act Of 1986, Thomas P. Rohman Dec 1987

Installment Sales After The Tax Reform Act Of 1986, Thomas P. Rohman

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


1986 Tax Reform Act: Alternative Minimum Tax On Corporations (Section 55, Irc And Section 701(A) Act), Paul Broderick Dec 1987

1986 Tax Reform Act: Alternative Minimum Tax On Corporations (Section 55, Irc And Section 701(A) Act), Paul Broderick

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


1986 Tax Reform Act (Tra) Limitations On Net Operating Loss Carryforwards (Sections 382 And 383, Irc And Section 621, Act), Paul Broderick Dec 1987

1986 Tax Reform Act (Tra) Limitations On Net Operating Loss Carryforwards (Sections 382 And 383, Irc And Section 621, Act), Paul Broderick

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Tax Shelter Limitations, Thomas R. Frantz Dec 1986

Tax Shelter Limitations, Thomas R. Frantz

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Tax Exempt Bond Provisions, Hugh L. Patterson, Guy R. Friddell, William W. Harrison Dec 1986

Tax Exempt Bond Provisions, Hugh L. Patterson, Guy R. Friddell, William W. Harrison

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Capital Cost Recovery Changes, B. Cary Tolley Iii Dec 1986

Capital Cost Recovery Changes, B. Cary Tolley Iii

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.