On May 22, 2024, the US Department of Treasury and the IRS issued two important notices—one delaying the full implementation of the withholding rules on dividend equivalent payments, and the other on derivative reporting for...more
If you thought the recent price increase at your neighborhood store was inflation’s last flop, think again. The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), which was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022, is estimated to...more
As the IBOR transition continues, business teams have frequently heard from their tax departments and advisors that amending existing contracts to add IBOR replacement mechanics or replacing an IBOR rate with a new rate can...more
On Friday, October 9, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 (the “Revenue Procedure”), providing retroactive but limited relief for amending specific types of legacy contracts to add fallback...more
On December 16, 2019, the IRS released Notice 2020-2 (the “Notice”), which further extends the phase-in of regulations under Section 871(m) of the Code3 (the “Regulations”)4 and related provisions. Section 871(m) and its...more