Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 2006 (Revised from original 1982 version)

Tax Factors in Business Combinations

by Henry B. Reiling

Abstract

Discusses the theory and rules governing the taxation of business combinations (mergers and acquisitions). Related information from state corporate law, federal securities law, accounting, and finance is also provided. A rewritten version of an earlier note.

Keywords: Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Law;

Citation:

Reiling, Henry B. "Tax Factors in Business Combinations." Harvard Business School Background Note 283-015, August 2006. (Revised from original July 1982 version.)