Pennsylvania § 315 Nature of transactions

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 315 — Nature of transactions

Pennsylvania § 315

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART I

Ch. 3ENTITY TRANSACTIONS

Subch.PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 315 (2026).

Text

(a)General rule.--The fact that a sale or conversion of the interests in or assets of an association or a transaction under this chapter or other law produces a result that could be accomplished in any other manner permitted by a different set of provisions of this chapter or other law shall not be a basis for recharacterizing the sale, conversion or transaction as a different form of sale, conversion or transaction under this chapter or other law.

(b)Business purpose not required.--A transaction under this chapter does not require an independent business purpose in order for the transaction to be lawful.

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(a) General rule.--The fact that a sale or conversion of the interests in or assets of an association or a transaction under this chapter or other law produces a result that could be accomplished in any other manner permitted by a different set of provisions of this chapter or other law shall not be a basis for recharacterizing the sale, conversion or transaction as a different form of sale, conversion or transaction under this chapter or other law.

(b) Business purpose not required.--A transaction under this chapter does not require an independent business purpose in order for the transaction to be lawful.

Legislative History

(Nov. 21, 2016, P.L.1328, No.170, eff. 90 days; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days; July 15, 2024, P.L.728, No.59, eff. 60 days) 2024 Amendment.Act 59 amended subsec. (a). Cross References.Section 315 is referred to in section 1571 of this title.