Fund sponsors, investment advisors and other financial market participants would be forgiven for not concerning themselves with tax initiatives originally targeted at the digital economy. However, with the latest technical...more
Arguing that their compensation should count as capital gains — since it derives from the appreciation in value of portfolio companies — private equity executives in Europe generally have been taxed under the more favorable...more
1/22/2016
/ Capital Gains ,
Carried Interest ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
France ,
Germany ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Management Fees ,
Managers ,
Private Equity ,
Tax Liability ,
UK
New rules effective from today in the U.K. are likely to have material impact on the tax treatment of payments by a fund to its U.K.-based management executives and service providers. The rules cover many areas of fund...more
4/8/2015
/ Carried Interest ,
Clawbacks ,
Distribution Rules ,
Fees ,
Financial Transaction Tax ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Management ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Non-Resident Aliens ,
UK
Introduction -
Following on its February 2013 report on Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has now released an ambitious action plan...more