(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no adjustment shall be made to the earnings and profits of an Alabama S corporation.
(b) In the case of any transaction involving redemption, liquidation, reorganization or division of any Alabama S corporation, proper adjustment to any accumulated earnings and profits of the corporation shall be made.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to that portion of a distribution which is treated as a dividend under subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of Section 40-18-165.
(d) Any distribution of money by a corporation with respect to its stock during a post-termination transition period shall be applied against and reduce the adjusted basis of the stock, to the extent that the amount of the distribution does not exceed the accumulated adjustments account. An Alabama S corporation may elect to have the first sentence of this subsection not apply to all distributions made during a post-termination transition period described in Section 40-18-172 but only if all the shareholders of the Alabama S corporation to whom distributions are made by the Alabama S corporation during such post-termination transition period consent to such election.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.
Article 6 - Alabama S Corporations.
Section 40-18-160 - General Provisions.
Section 40-18-161 - Determination of Taxable Income.
Section 40-18-162 - Determination of Tax of Shareholder.
Section 40-18-164 - Increase or Decrease in Basis of Shareholder's Stock; Special Rules.
Section 40-18-165 - Distribution of Property Generally.
Section 40-18-167 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 40-18-168 - "Carryforward" and "Carryback" Provisions.
Section 40-18-169 - Adjustments to Earnings and Profits.
Section 40-18-171 - Determination of Shareholder's Pro Rata Share; "Affected Shareholders" Defined.
Section 40-18-172 - "Post-Termination Transition Period" and "Determination" Defined.
Section 40-18-173 - Interpretation of Article Generally.
Section 40-18-174 - Tax Imposed on Certain Built-in Gains.
Section 40-18-176 - Nonresident Shareholder Composite Returns.