The New Section 1202 Tax-Free Business Sale: Congress Rewards Small Businesses that Survived the Great Recession

Beckett G. Cantley, The New Section 1202 Tax-Free Business Sale: Congress Rewards Small Businesses that Survived the Great Recession, 17 Fordham J. Corp. & Fin. L. 1127 (2012).
Summary.  This article provides an overview of the IRC Section 1202 tax-free business sale provision, the history behind the development of the IRC amendments, the apparent intent for enacting the provision, the likelihood it will achieve its purposes, the statute’s ambiguities, and some policy implications of creating a tax-free business sale provision.