Bercy Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
Petitioner, a wholly owned subsidiary of B, was a shell corporation with no business activity. Pursuant to a plan of reorganization, B transferred some of its voting common shares to petitioner and petitioner transferred said shares to the shareholders of T, a target corporation. All T stock was canceled and T merged into petitioner, petitioner receiving all T's assets and assuming its liabilities.
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Petitioner, a wholly owned subsidiary of B, was a shell corporation with no business activity. Pursuant to a plan of reorganization, B transferred some of its voting common shares to petitioner and petitioner transferred said shares to the shareholders of T, a target corporation. All T stock was canceled and T merged into petitioner, petitioner receiving all T's assets and assuming its liabilities. After the merger petitioner's business was a continuation of T's business and it incurred a net operating loss. Petitioner carried back net operating loss to the pre-reorganization taxable income…
1Opinion of the Court
Bercy Industries, Inc., and Subsidiaries, Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
Bercy Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner
Docket No. 5879-76
United States Tax Court
70 T.C. 29; 1978 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 138;
April 17, 1978, Filed
Decision will be entered under Rule 155.
Petitioner, a wholly owned subsidiary of B, was a shell corporation with no business activity. Pursuant to a plan of reorganization, B transferred some of its voting common shares to petitioner and petitioner transferred said shares to the shareholders of T, a target corporation. All T stock was canceled and T merged…
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