TITLE 26. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 385. Treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness., 26 USCS § 385
Summary
(a) Authority to prescribe regulations. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether an interest in a corporation is to be treated for purposes of this title as stock or indebtedness (or as in part stock and in part indebtedness).
(b) Factors. The regulations prescribed under this section shall set forth factors which are to be taken into account in determining with respect to a particular factual situation whether a debtor-creditor relationship exists or a corporation-shareholder relationship exists. The factors so set forth in the regulations may include among other factors: