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Section 306 stock
Section 306 is designed to prevent preferred stock bail-outs where preferred stock (Section 306 stock) is issued as a dividend and either sold or redeemed in an attempt to realize capital gains. Section 306 accomplishes this by taxing the gain on sale or receipts from redemtpion as ordinary income to the extent of the corporation's accumulated earnings and profits.