S351 – required if property is transferred, for stock, in exchange for 80% control Transferring Services to be in control group – value of property transferred must be 10% of services provided, if not – all taxable S351 – liabilities assumed by transferee corp do not affect gain recognition for either party, only reduces shareholder basis of stock received 2 EXCEPTIONS: b) no bona fide business purpose (then liab = boot) or c) liabilities exceeds adjusted basis or property given (excess of liab is gain) SHAREHOLDER STOCK BASIS: adj basis of prop + gain recog(inc from services) – boot received (including any liab transf, N/P) – adj for loss property CORP BASIS IN PROP REC: adj basis of prop transf +gain recog by shareholder – adj for loss property GAIN LESSER OF REALIZED GAIN OR BOOT REC BUILT IN LOSS PROP: say tax basis = 450 FMV = 420 for 351 transfer. Shareholder’s stock basis now = 450 & Corps basis = 420 (450-30) BUILT IN LOSS ADJ CAN PLACE THE LOSS WITH EITHER THE SHAREHOLDER OR CORP BUT NOT BOTH Contributions by nonshareholders, like land, are not recognized in net income. But basis of property transferred is 0. If money is received by the corp, any property