Courses 2009 - 2010
Law T501 Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
Offered: [Autumn]
Credits: 3
The primary emphasis is on corporation/shareholder relationships. Following the introductory material relating to choice of business entity, there will be detailed consideration of corporate formation, distributions, redemptions, liquidations, and the possible application of penalty taxes on undistributed corporate income. Also discussed and analyzed will be the debt vs. equity issues involved in a corporation’s capital structure, including OID and market-discount issues. Further, there will be general analysis of relevant tax considerations relating to the sale of corporate businesses.