The Straddle Tax Shelter
By Staff WriterThe IRS provided this detailed description of a partnership straddle tax shelter, a complex manipulation involving sequential steps. 1) A corporation acquires a majority interest...
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Buyer BewareThe MSRP on a 2002 Ferrari 360 Spider is $166,679. A new Beech 400A "light" jet runs about $6.4 million, a 50-foot Beneteau power boat...