Tax Report 2015-30 PLR 201535007

Type

PLR

Subject

6.01 - Distributions - Generally

9.00 - Reorganizations

Keywords

Active Trade or Business

REIT's Activities as Active Business for Purposes of Section 355

Reorganizations

Spin-offs (Section 355)

Year

2015

IRS Link

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/201535007.pdf

Tax Report Link

TaxReport (January 11, 2015)

Summary

REIT’s spin-off of newly-formed taxable REIT subsidiary is tax-free.

Title

PLR 201535007

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Tax Report 2015-30 PLR 201535007

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