26 CFR § 1.9002-6
Acquiring corporation
June 25, 2020
Section 5(d) of the Act provides that for purposes of such Act in the case of the acquisition of the assets of a corporation by another corporation in a distribution or transfer described in section 381(a) of the Code the acquiring corporation shall be treated as if it were the distributor or transferor corporation.
[T.D. 6490, 25 FR 8373, Sept. 1, 1960]