Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

Identify which of the following statements is false.

A) Gain recognized by a shareholder in a tax- free reorganization may be characterized as a dividend.
B) Tax- free reorganizations generally do not involve actual redemptions of the stock of the target corporation's shareholders.
C) If no gain or loss is recognized by a stock or security holder in a tax- free reorganization, the stock or securities received take a substituted basis equal to the basis of the shares or securities surrendered.
D) The acquiring corporation does not recognize gains or losses under Sec. 1001 when it transfers noncash boot property to the target corporation or its shareholders.