Anne and Michael own and operate a successful mattress business. They have decided to take the business public. They contribute all the assets of the business to newly formed Spring Corporation each in exchange for 20% of the stock. The remaining 60% is issued to an underwriting company that will sell the stock to the public and charge 10% of the sales proceeds as a commission.

• REQUIREMENT: Prepare a memorandum for your tax manager explaining whether or not this transaction meets the tax-free requirements of Sec. 351.