Deferring Cancellation of Indebtedness Income Could Leave Taxpayers in a Worse Position,...

Deferring Cancellation of Indebtedness Income Could Leave Taxpayers in a Worse
Position, Warn Experts

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being
released by BNA Tax & Accounting:

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), enacted Feb. 17,
2009, provides taxpayers with an election to defer recognition of cancellation
of indebtedness income (CODI) on debt instruments reacquired by the debtor or
a related party in 2009 or 2010. "While this provision offers taxpayers an
opportunity to restructure capital and clean up their debt, it could raise tax
liabilities for distressed companies operating in states that choose to
decouple from it," says Steven N.J. Wlodychak, a partner with Ernst & Young,
LLP, Los Angeles, CA.

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Wlodychak, accompanied by fellow tax authority Scott Gilefsky of the same
firm, will share their expertise in State Treatment of Cancellation of
Indebtedness Income (CODI): Why Electing to Defer CODI Can Leave Some
Taxpayers in a Worse Position, a BNA webinar on September 17 at 12:30 pm.

This presentation focuses on the state tax issues that could potentially arise
for taxpayers seeking relief under I.R.C. Section 108(i). It identifies the
states that have conformed to or decoupled from the federal provision and
considers issues -- such as the apportionment or allocation of CODI -- that
most state taxing jurisdictions have not yet addressed.

What Will Be Covered

In 90 minutes, participants will understand:

-- The election to defer cancellation of indebtedness income (CODI) under
I.R.C. Section 108(i)
-- Which states have adopted the provision or have decoupled from it
-- The various approaches the states have used to decouple from the
provision
-- The state income tax implications for financially distressed companies
operating in states that have decoupled from the provision
-- State income tax issues likely to arise for taxpayers seeking relief
under Section 108(i), such as whether CODI constitutes business on
nonbusiness income
-- The interplay between I.R.C. Section 108(i) and state net operating
loss
provisions

-- And learn how to:

-- Understand the CODI provision under I.R.C. Section 108(i)
-- Identify the state income tax issues that could potentially arise for
taxpayers seeking relief under the provision
-- Explain the pitfalls that could potentially await taxpayers in states
that have not adopted or chosen not to adopt I.R.C. Section 108(i)
-- Recognize those states that have adopted I.R.C. Section 108(i) or have
decoupled from it
-- Understand the methods by which states have decoupled from I.R.C.
Section 108(i) and the implications for taxpayers

-- Identify key issues that most states have not yet addressed, such as
the
allocation or apportionment of CODI

To register for this webinar and obtain further information about CLE and CPE
credits, go to: http://tmstore.bna.com/Pagemanager.aspx?pageId=8633 or call
1-800-372-1033, menu Option 6, then Option 1. The fee is $249 for BNA
subscribers, $299 for nonsubscribers.

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SOURCE BNA Tax & Accounting

Mark Carrington of BNA Tax & Accounting, +1-703-341-5880, mcarrington@bna.com