Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 53 Part 1.djvu/54

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D CODIFICATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS then the basis shall be the same as it would be in the hands of the transferor, increased in the amount of gain or decreased in the amount of loss recognized to the transferor upon such transfer under the law applicable to the year in which the transfer was made. This paragraph shall not apply if the property acquired consists of stock or securities in a corporation a party to the reor- ganization, unless acquired by the issuance of stock or securities of the transferee as the consideration in whole or in part for the transfer. (8) PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY ISSUANCE OF STOCK OR AS PAID-IN SURPLUS.-I f the property was acquired after December 31, 1920, by a corporation- (A) by the issuance of its stock or securities in connection with a transaction described in section 112 (b) (5) (including, also, cases where part of the consideration for the transfer of such property to the corporation was property or money, in addition to such stock or securities), or (B) as paid-in surplus or as a contribution to capital, then the basis shall be the same as it would be in the hands of the transferor, increased in the amount of gain or decreased in the amount of loss recognized to the transferor upon such trans- fer under the law applicable to the year in which the transfer was made. (9) INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION. - I f the property was acquired, after February 28, 1913, as the result of a compulsory or invol- untary conversion described in section 112 (f), the basis shall be the same as in the case of the property so converted, decreased in the amount of any money received by the taxpayer which was not expended in accordance with the provisions of law (applicable to the year in which such conversion was made) determining the taxable status of the gain or loss upon such conversion, and in- creased in the amount of gain or decreased in the amount of loss to the taxpayer recognized upon such conversion under the law applicable to the year in which such conversion was made. (10) WASH SALES OF STOCK. - If the property consists of stock or securities the acquisition of which (or the contract or option to acquire which) resulted in the nondeductibility (under section 118 of this chapter or corresponding provisions of prior income tax laws, relating to wasl sales) of the loss from the sale or other disposition of substantially identical stock or securities, then the basis shall be the basis of the stock or securities so sold or dis- posed of, increased or decreased, as the case may be, by the dif- ference, if any, between the price at which the property was acquired and the price at which such substantially identical stock or securities were sold or otherwise disposed of. (11) PROPERTY ACQUIRED DURING AFFILIATION.-In the case of property acquired by a corporation, during a period of affiliation, from a corporation with which it was affiliated, the basis of such property, after such period of affiliation, shall be determined, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary, without regard to inter-company transactions in respect of which gain or loss was not recognized. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "period of affiliation" means the period during which such corporations were affiliated (determined in accordance with the law applicable thereto) but does not include any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1922, unless a consolidated return was made, nor any taxable year after the taxable year 1928. The basis in case of property acquired by a corporation during any period, in the taxable year 1929 or any subsequent taxable year, in respect of which a consolidated return is made by such corporation under section 141 of this chap- ter or the Revenue Act of 1928, 45 Stat. 831, or the Revenue Act