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Your client, White Corporation, has done well since its formation 20 years ago. This year, it...

Your client, White Corporation, has done well since its formation 20 years ago. This year, it recognized a $50,000,000 capital gain from the sale of a subsidiary. White’s CEO has contacted you to discuss a proposed transaction to reduce the tax on the capital gain. Under the proposal, White will purchase all of the common stock in Purple Corporation for $200,000,000. Purple is a profitable corporation that has $63,000,000 in cash and marketable securities, $137,000,000 in operating assets, and approximately $280,000,000 in E & P. After its acquisition, Purple will distribute $50,000,000 in cash and marketable securities to White. Due to the 100% dividends received deduction, no taxable income results to White from the dividend. White will then resell Purple for $150,000,000. The subsequent sale of Purple generates a $50,000,000 capital loss [$200,000,000 (stock basis) - $150,000,000 (sales price)]. The loss from the stock sale can then be used to offset the preexisting $50,000,000 capital gain. Will the proposed plan work? Why or why not?

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  • The plan proposed by White Corporation does not work.
  • Because As per code Section ,

A corporate shareholoder who recieves extraordinary dividend from subsidary with in first 2 years.

Basis on such shareholders , Subsidary should be reduced by amount of dividend paid  

  • So, White corporation's stock of $200 million will be reduced by amount of dividend recieved.
  • At the Final sale , there will be No Corresponding Capital Loss .
  • So the Proposal will be rejected.

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