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In Henry Samueli et al v. Commissioner, 132 T.C. No. 4 (2011), the Tax Court, per Judge Kroupa’s opinion for the majority, in response to the petitioners and respondent (IRS) filing of cross motions for summary judgment in a consolidated proceeding, upheld the Service’s deficiencies in income tax for denying the taxpayers interest deductions claimed on the underlying “margin loans” used to acquire the securities, were disallowed on the basis the purported payments of “interest” were not made with respect to an actual debt
In PLR 201109003 (3042011) the Service ruled, under the facts set forth in the request, that the proposed issuance of two classes of stock by a corporation which intended to meet the requirements of a real estate investment trust (REIT) would not cause distributions to stockholders to be treated as "preferential dividends" under Section 562(c) or otherwise jeopardize the corporation's qualification as a REIT
