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Exculpatory Liabilities And Partnership Nonrecourse Allocations, Karen C. Burke
Exculpatory Liabilities And Partnership Nonrecourse Allocations, Karen C. Burke
UF Law Faculty Publications
The rise of limited liability companies (LLCs) classified as partnerships for federal income tax purposes challenges traditional assumptions concerning the treatment of recourse and nonrecourse liabilities under Subchapter K. The complex rules of sections 704(b) and 752 give little attention to liabilities that are recourse to the entity under section 1001 but for which no member bears the economic risk of loss under section 752. In comparison to traditional general or limited partnerships, however, LLCs are much more likely to incur such "exculpatory" liabilities because of the limited liability shield under state law. Although exculpatory liabilities are functionally quite similar …
Contributions, Distributions, And Assumption Of Liabilities: Confronting Economic Reality, Karen C. Burke
Contributions, Distributions, And Assumption Of Liabilities: Confronting Economic Reality, Karen C. Burke
UF Law Faculty Publications
To combat a relatively arcane international tax-shelter abuse, Congress recently amended Code sections 357 and 362 governing contributions of encumbered property to a corporation. This Article offers a critical assessment of the recent amendments to the liability assumption rules of section 357 and corresponding basis provisions of section 362. Part I explores the divergence between the former liability assumption rules and the "economic benefit" doctrine of the section 1001 regulations. Part II focuses on the technical definition of assumption of recourse and nonrecourse liabilities under amended section 357(d). Part III examines the corollary basis provisions of section 362, as modified …