Internationale Umgründungen
1. Aufl. 2005
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S. 395Reorganizations in US Tax Law
Herbert Buzanich
Georg Kofler
Ruth Mason
S. 397I. Introduction
One of the fundamental principles of US tax law is that unrealized appreciation in the value of property should be taxed only when the property is sold or otherwise transferred. Thus, under US tax law, gain or loss must be recognized on the sale or exchange of property unless a specifically applicable provision of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) permits or requires otherwise (§§ 61(a)(3) and 1001 IRC). However, if an exception is available, the normal rules of immediate recognition and imposition of a tax on gain or allowance of loss are inapplicable.
Such exceptions include the transfers of property to a controlled corporation in exchange for its stock (§ 351 IRC), exchanges of stock or securities if the transaction qualifies as a reorganization ...