MMS corporation has 300 shares of stock outstanding. Marvin Sr., the founder of the corporation owns 100 shares. The other 200 shares are owned are owned by his son Marvin Jr. and his daughter Susan, each of whom owns 100 shares. Marvin Sr. wishes to retire from active involvement in the company, and have the corporation redeem his stock for its current fair market value of $250,000. His stock basis is $50,000. What steps must Marvin Sr. take in order to ensure that selling his stock back to the corporation will be treated as a redemption? What are the tax consequences for Marvin Sr. if he is unable to have this transaction treated as a redemption?

BJS corporation has 4 shareholders. Each shareholder owns 25 of the 100 outstanding shares, and each of them has a $10,000 basis in their stock. It owns a tract of land that it purchased 10 years ago for $100,000. The land has a current market value of $60,000. BJS distributes a 25% interest in the land to each shareholder. What are the consequences for the corporation and the shareholders if this transaction is a non-liquidating distribution? What are the consequences if it is a liquidating distribution in redemption of their stock in the corporation?

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Answer 1 The transaction of Marvin Sr if needs to be considered as redemption but not repurchase then he must ensure that such redemption of his shares by the firm actually happens through the open ma... View the full answer