Long Island Water Corp. v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
1. A, a public utility holding company, and M, an investment banking firm, agreed that M should acquire all of the capital stock of Q, an operating water company, and transfer it to petitioner, a newly organized corporation, in exchange for petitioner's stock and bonds. When these transactions were completed Q was merged into petitioner. M then exchanged the stock it held in petitioner for an agreed number of A's shares which were subsequently sold on the open market.
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1. A, a public utility holding company, and M, an investment banking firm, agreed that M should acquire all of the capital stock of Q, an operating water company, and transfer it to petitioner, a newly organized corporation, in exchange for petitioner's stock and bonds. When these transactions were completed Q was merged into petitioner. M then exchanged the stock it held in petitioner for an agreed number of A's shares which were subsequently sold on the open market. Prior to these steps taking place the stockholders of Q were in control of its assets. Afterwards A owned all of petitioner's…
1Opinion of the Court
Long Island Water Corporation, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
Long Island Water Corp. v. Commissioner
Docket No. 65960
United States Tax Court
36 T.C. 377; 1961 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 141;
May 25, 1961, Filed
Decision will be entered under Rule 50.
1. A, a public utility holding company, and M, an investment banking firm, agreed that M should acquire all of the capital stock of Q, an operating water company, and transfer it to petitioner, a newly organized corporation, in exchange for petitioner's stock and bonds. When these transactions were completed Q was merged into…
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