Monday, September 28, 2015

Yahoo to proceed with Alibaba spinoff as planned

Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) said it would proceed with the planned spinoff of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) regardless of a favorable ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).The spin-off will continue to be subject to certain other conditions, including the receipt of a legal opinion on the tax-free treatment of the deal under U.S. federal tax laws, Yahoo said in a regulatory filing on Monday. (1.usa.gov/1FxLxDD) (Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)

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