12 U.S.C. § 2148

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 2148 - Transactions to accomplish merger

The receipt of assets or assumption of liabilities by the consolidated bank, the exchange of stock, equities, or other ownership interests, and any other transaction carried out in accomplishing the merger of the banks for cooperatives shall not be treated as a taxable event under the laws of the United States or of any State or political subdivision thereof. The preceding sentence shall also apply to the receipt of assets and liabilities by a cooperative to the extent that the net amount of the distribution is immediately reinvested in stock of a consolidated bank (and in such case the basis of such stock shall be appropriately reduced by the amount of gain not recognized by reason of this sentence).

12 U.S.C. § 2148

Pub. L. 92-181, title III, §3.27, as added Pub. L. 100-233, title IV, §415(2), Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1644; amended Pub. L. 100-399, title IV, §407(g), Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1001.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1988- Pub. L. 100-399 substituted "cooperative" for "taxable institution".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100-399 effective as if enacted immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100-233 which was approved Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100-399 set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

State

The term "State" means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands or any federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the Secretary of the Interior under section 5131(a) of title 25.