26 CFR §1.141-14
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- (a)Authority of Commissioner to reflect substance of transactions. If an issuer enters into a transaction or series of transactions with respect to one or more issues with a principal purpose of transferring to nongovernmental persons (other than as members of the general public) significant benefits of tax-exempt financing in a manner that is inconsistent with the purposes of section 141, the Commissioner may take any action to reflect the substance of the transaction or series of transactions, including—
- (1)Treating separate issues as a single issue for purposes of the private activity bond tests;
- (2)Reallocating proceeds to expenditures, property, use, or bonds;
- (3)Reallocating payments to use or proceeds;
- (4)Measuring private business use on a basis that reasonably reflects the economic benefit in a manner different than as provided in § 1.141-3(g); and
- (5)Measuring private payments or security on a basis that reasonably reflects the economic substance in a manner different than as provided in § 1.141-4.
- (b)Examples. The following examples illustrate the application of this section: