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Question 114: A father owns 100% of 3 companies that constitute a controlled group. He has 2 adult sons who together own more than 80% of 2 other companies they recently purchased; that's a separate controlled group. The father does not own any interest in the 2 new companies but he co-signed with the sons for their purchase. Does the fact that the father co-signed attribute ownership to him, such that all 5 companies now are part of the same controlled group? Would it depend on what the purchase agreement says? |
Answer: You sound like you have a good familiarity with the rules. You are correct that there is no attribution between the father and the adult sons in this situation, absent something unusual in the purchase agreement for the 2 new companies. And it would have to be pretty unusual. |
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