Discover the latest global developments and planning opportunities to stay ahead of the curve at McDermott’s Tax Symposium 2024. Join us in Chicago for a full day of programming designed to equip corporate tax leaders with...more
5/2/2024
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Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cross-Border ,
Digital Advertising Tax ,
Digital Goods ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Events ,
Family Offices ,
Federal Taxes ,
Foreign Assets ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Income Taxes ,
Internet Tax Freedom Act ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Multinationals ,
OECD ,
Passive Foreign Investment Company ,
Pillar 2 ,
Reorganizations ,
Research and Development ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Litigation ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Returns ,
Virtual Currency
On November 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that the case of Whirlpool Financial Corp., et al., Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 22-9, has been distributed for consideration at...more
On August 10, 2022, a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Whirlpool Financial Corporation & Consolidated Subsidiaries and Whirlpool International Holdings S.a.r.l. & Consolidated Subsidiaries (collectively, Whirlpool)...more
On September 1, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (the BEAT) under section 59A. These regulations finalize...more
Final and new proposed regulations on the base erosion anti-abuse tax (the BEAT) under section 59A have been issued by the United States Treasury and IRS, providing clarifications and some relief tied to inbound liquidations...more
12/18/2019
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Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Final Rules ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Subpart F ,
Treasury Regulations
In Kearse v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2019-53, the Tax Court held the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) abused its discretion as part of the taxpayer’s Collection Due Process hearing (CDP hearing) because the Appeals officer...more
On December 13, 2018, US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations for the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (the BEAT), which was added to the Code as part of the 2017 Tax...more
The 2017 Tax Act significantly increased the benefits of a section 338(g) election for a domestic corporate purchaser of stock in a controlled foreign corporation (CFC). If an election is made, the Buyer is treated as...more
Following the 2017 Tax Act, a domestic corporate purchaser of stock in a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) generally will desire to make a section 338(g) election. A section 338(g) election provides a stepped-up basis in...more
Following the 2017 Tax Act, the US tax costs to a corporate US shareholder that sells stock in a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) are significantly reduced. Beginning in 2018, the amount of gain will be generally less...more
The 2017 tax act added two new separate foreign tax credit limitation categories, or baskets. Under current law, there are now baskets for income attributable to a foreign branch (the foreign branch basket) and for amounts...more
The 2017 tax act expanded Subpart F to require an inclusion in income of “global intangible low-taxed income” (GILTI) of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC). This is generally the amount of a CFC’s income in excess of its...more
The 2017 tax reform legislation added section 250 to the Internal Revenue Code, effectively creating a new preferential tax rate for income derived by domestic corporations from serving foreign markets. The new deduction is...more
The recently enacted 2017 tax reform act imposes a new “base erosion and anti-abuse tax” (BEAT) on large corporations. The BEAT operates as a limited-scope alternative minimum tax, applied by adding back to taxable income...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently modified the non-willfulness certification form that individual taxpayers must submit to enroll in the streamlined filing compliance procedures (SFCP). SFCP is a program offered by...more
In Albemarle Corp. v. United States, No. 2015-5015 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit disallowed claims for refund related to foreign taxes paid by Albemarle Corporation...more
9/9/2015
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Belgium ,
Debentures ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Tax ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limitation Periods ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Litigation ,
Tax Refunds
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury recently finalized Treas. Reg. § 301.6501(c)-1(g), which interprets § 6501(c)(10)’s extended limitations period (and other associated rules) where a...more
4/24/2015