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Article: Sec. 1245 recapture rules can apply to stock.
- Article from:
- The Tax Adviser
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
- Author:
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Sec. 1245 recapture rules require a taxpayer to characterize gain on the disposition of certain depreciable property as ordinary income to the extent of previously taken depreciation deductions. But those rules can also apply to a disposition of stock. This item discusses how a reduction in a debtor's stock basis through application of the Sec. 108 attribute reduction rules can result in Sec. 1245 recapture on a disposition of that stock. It also examines how the consolidated return rules in certain circumstances eliminate, in whole or in part, the potential Sec. 1245 recapture on a disposition of stock of a subsidiary member.
Sec. 108 Attribute Reduction