Mimi's Cupcakes Case Study

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Dear Ms. Mimi Charpentier, Thanks again for requesting my advice concerning the tax treatment of your possible incorporation of Mimi’s Cupcakes. 1. Does 351 apply to the proposed incorporation? One of the advantages of incorporation is the tax-free exchange. The tax free exchange is the ability to transfer personal assets to the corporation with no gain or loss recognized. Code Section 351, which addresses the tax-free transfer, states that no gain or loss is recognized by either the contributing shareholder or the recipient corporation if three conditions are satisfied. These conditions are (assuming that the transfers having a bona fide business purpose): 1. There is a transfer of property (and not services), 2. Solely in exchange

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