· 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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