Cottage Savings Ass'n v. Commissioner

Cottage Savings Association v. Commissioner, 499 U.S. 554 (1991), was an income tax case before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court was asked to determine whether the exchange of different participation interests in home mortgages by a savings and loan association was a "disposition of property" under 26 U.S.C. § 1001 of the Internal Revenue Code (since this was the requirement for them to realize, and deduct, their losses on these mortgages). The Court determined that it was a "disposition of property" by making the following three holdings:

Cottage Savings Ass'n v. Commissioner

Cottage Savings Association v. Commissioner, 499 U.S. 554 (1991), was an income tax case before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court was asked to determine whether the exchange of different participation interests in home mortgages by a savings and loan association was a "disposition of property" under 26 U.S.C. § 1001 of the Internal Revenue Code (since this was the requirement for them to realize, and deduct, their losses on these mortgages). The Court determined that it was a "disposition of property" by making the following three holdings: