PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION F/BUS.+INVEST.
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Chapter 11, Problem 6QPD
Libretto Corporation owns a national chain of retail music stores. The corporation wants to expand into a new, extremely competitive, and highly specialized business—the composition and production of rock music videos. Can you identify any nontax reasons why Libretto may want to operate its new business through a controlled subsidiary corporation?
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PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION F/BUS.+INVEST.
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