Question

: Bedrock, Inc. is owned equally by Barney Rubble and his wife Betty, each of whom hold 1,000 shares in the company. Betty and Barney are not getting along and have separated due to marital discord (although they are not legally separated). In fact, they cannot even stand to talk to each other anymore and communicate only through their accountant. Because of this discord and because she now needs the cash, Betty wants to reduce her ownership in the company and it was decided that the company will redeem 500 of her shares for $25,000 per share on December 31 of this year. Betty wants to argue that she should not be treated as owning any of Barney's stock in Bedrock because of their hostility toward each other. Can family hostility be used as an argument to void the family attribution rules? Provide support, with proper citations, for your response.

Answer 1

Hostility towards each other can not be consider as proper reason for betty to argue that she sholud not be treated as owing any of barneys stock,

Family hostility can not be used as an argument to void familly attribution rules as barney and betty have not legally seperated although they are not talking to each other and communicated only through accountant but this can not be consider as reason on basis of which betty can escaped from his responsibility,

So contention of betty is not correct in this case, she should be treated as owing to share of her husband.