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· 4/12/2018

BRIAN THOMAS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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  • disallowing increase in basis in S corporation, absent economic outlay or realization of income on the part of the shareholder
  • \the courts have consistently required some economic outlay by the guarantor in order to convert a mere loan guaranty into an investment\
  • no basis increase for shareholder-guaranteed loan to corporation; majority refused to apply debt-equity principles to S corporation's guaranteed loan, rejecting Selfe
  • the existence of a contingent liability of shareholder as a guarantor also insufficient
  • the existence of a contingent liability of shareholder as a guarantor also insufficient
  • taxpayers are bound by the structure of their transaction

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