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Question 207: Is there attribution between brothers and sisters for controlled group purposes? If so, perhaps the situation below is a controlled group. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Answer: No, there is never attribution between siblings for controlled group purposes. Here is the fact pattern involved:
John and Joanne are brother and sister. Maria, James, and Frank are children of John. All persons named are over 20. There are two key attribution rules applicable here:
Given that, it is clear that there is no controlled group. Y and Z do not have any overlapping owners. X and Z have overlapping owners, but they hold less than half of X, and so effective control cannot exist. X and Y have overlapping owners, but they own less than 80% of X and so a controlling interest cannot exist. So, the three companies are totally separate for retirement plan purposes. The controlled group attribution rules are laid out in detail in Chapter 7 of my book, Who's the Employer. |
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