Property settlements incident to a divorce are tax free (Code Sec. 1041). In one recent case this rule protected the sale of a business that spouses had co-owned. They tried to continue jointly running the business after the divorce but problems arose. About 18 months later, one spouse bought out the other’s interest, and the Tax Court treated the sale as tax free.
Barbara Weltman
Big Ideas for Small Business, Inc.
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