H.R. 1791 · 108th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election for a special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2003-04-11
Latest action
2003-04-12 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a qualified S corporation to make a one-time corporate conversion under special tax treatment which shall: (1) in the case of a transfer to partnership form result in no shareholder gain or loss recognition on transferred money or property; and (2) treat other money or property transfers as payment for such corporation's stock.Requires the partnership to maintain a five-year continuity of business in order to avoid a conversion recapture tax.