economic substance


Intercompany Fee Arrangement Lacks Economic Substance

If the employees and owners of a profitable C corporation set up a related entity and lease the employee-owner’s services back to the C corporation, can the C corporation deduct the payments?  Taking it a step further, what if the related entity …


Court Considers Economic Substance in S Corp Transactions

The IRS challenges some tax positions by asserting that the transactions lack economic substance. This can allow the government to unwind or ignore transactions that comply with our tax laws if there is no legitimate business purpose for the transactions other than tax savings. There is a growing body of court cases that helps define […]

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