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Contributions, Distributions, And Assumption Of Liabilities: Confronting Economic Reality, Karen C. Burke
Contributions, Distributions, And Assumption Of Liabilities: Confronting Economic Reality, Karen C. Burke
Karen Burke
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 …
Chip Away At The Stone: The Validity Of Pre-Bankruptcy Clauses Contracting Around Section 363 Of The Bankruptcy Code, Matthew P. Goren
Chip Away At The Stone: The Validity Of Pre-Bankruptcy Clauses Contracting Around Section 363 Of The Bankruptcy Code, Matthew P. Goren
NYLS Law Review
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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 …