Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 20

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is false.

• A)A Sec. 338 election usually triggers taxation to the target corporation.
• B)A Sec. 338 election must be made not later than the fifteenth day of the ninth month following the first stock acquisition in a series of acquisitions that leads to 80% or more stock ownership.
• C)When a Sec. 338 election is made, the target corporation is treated as having sold all of its assets at their FMV at the close of the acquisition date.
• D)In a Sec. 338 deemed sale election, the shareholders of the target corporation sell their stock to the acquiring corporation.

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