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§ 27-8-17. Treatment of stock or money distributions to resident shareholders

MS Code § 27-8-17 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, a distribution made by an S corporation with respect to its stock to a resident shareholder shall be taken into account by the shareholder for purposes of Section 27-7-15 to the extent that the distribution is treated as a dividend or as gain from the sale or exchange of property pursuant to Section 1368 of the Code.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, a distribution of money made by a corporation with respect to its stock to a resident shareholder during a post-termination transition period shall not be taken into account by the shareholder for purposes of Section 27-7-15 to the extent the distribution is applied against and reduces the adjusted basis of the stock of the shareholder in accordance with Section 1371(e) of the Code.

(3) In applying Sections 1368 and 1371(e) of the Code to any distribution referred to in subsection (1) or (2) of this section,

(a) The term “adjusted basis of the stock” means the shareholder’s adjusted basis in the stock of the S corporation, as determined under Section 27-8-11; and

(b) The term “accumulated adjustments account” means an amount that is equal to, and adjusted in the same manner as, the S corporation’s accumulated adjustments account defined in Section 1368(e)(1)(A) of the Code, except that any differences between state and federal taxable income shall be taken into account.

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§ 27-8-17. Treatment of stock or money distributions to resident shareholders