US inbound update: Reorganization ruling has international ramifications

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US inbound update: Reorganization ruling has international ramifications

November 21 2004

Revenue Ruling 2004-83 holds that the sale of one subsidiary to another subsidiary followed by the liquidation of the purchased subsidiary as part of an integrated plan qualifies as a reorganization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 368(a)(1)(D) and is not subject to IRC section 304, whether or not the subsidiaries are part of a consolidated group

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