Walter Wants to Sell His Wholly Owned C Corporation, Cream

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Essay

Walter wants to sell his wholly owned C corporation, Cream, Inc. The fair market value of his stock exceeds the corporation's adjusted basis for the assets. Should Walter sell his stock or have Cream sell its assets and make a liquidating distribution to him?

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