Hovering Deficits- Uncertain Times in Cross Border Mergers with the Enactment of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
By Anthony Diosdi OverviewIn general, Section 367 governs corporate restructurings under Sections 332, 351, 354, 355, 356, and 361 (Subchapter C nonrecognition transactions) in which the status of a foreign corporation as a “corporation” is necessary for the application of the relevant subchapter C nonrecognition provisions. Other provisions in subchapter C (subchapter C carryover provisions) apply to such transactions in conjunction with the enumerated provisions and detail additional consequences that occur in connection with the transaction. For example, Sections 362 and 381 govern the carryover of basis and earnings and profits from the transferor corporation to the transferee corporation in applicable transactions.The subchapter C carryover provisions generally have been drafted to apply to domestic corporations and U.S. shareholders. As a result, those provisions often do not fully take into account…