Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the share sale constituted an indirect liquidation taxable as extraordinary income
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The Court held that the three cumulative requirements of indirect liquidation were met.
Extrahierte Begründung
The shares moved from private to business assets of a book-value taxpayer; the purchase price was financed through the acquired companies' substance; and the seller knowingly participated in the arrangement that enabled the transfer and extraction of funds.