The Federal Ministry of Finance has sent the draft of a Ministry circular on the application of Section 8d of the Corporation Tax Act (CTA) – continuance-bound loss carry-forward after loss forfeiture – to the professional associations for comment. Continue reading
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The Supreme Tax Court has held that an upstream merger leads to new assets in the accounts of the parent (surviving entity) and thus to forfeiture of that company’s remaining loss carry-forward if the new assets are substantial. Continue reading
The Supreme Tax Court has held that a downstream, but not an upstream, merger leads to new assets for the surviving entity that can imperil its loss carry forward.