Supreme Court Rules COD Income Can Increase Stockholder Basis in S Corporation

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Willamette Insights
May 1, 2002
Robert Reilly, CPA
Terry Whitehead

Summary

In Gitlitz v. Commissioner, 531 U.S. ___, 121 S. Ct. 701 (2001), the U.S. Supreme Court (1) reversed a taxpayer-negative rul-ing of the Tenth Circuit and (2) held that cancellation of debt (COD) income passes through to S corporation shareholders before ...
Supreme Court Rules COD Income Can Increase Stockholder Basis in S Corporation
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