On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations that would classify “basket contract transactions”, which are derivatives (i) with a term...more
On June 17, 2024, the IRS announced the formation of a dedicated group in the Office of Chief Counsel specifically focused on developing guidance on partnerships, which is expected to work with a new “passthrough working...more
In 2021, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) was enacted into U.S. federal law as part of a multi‑national effort to rein in the use of entities to mask illegal activity. The CTA directs the U.S. Department of the...more
12/29/2023
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Parent Corporation ,
REIT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
On May 2, 2023, the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed Treasury Regulations (REG-124064-19) that would, in certain cases, terminate the application of Section 367(d) when...more
On June 24, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on the application of the “passthrough deduction” under Section...more
6/30/2020
/ Capital Gains ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
REIT ,
Section 199A ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. tax authorities have issued substantial guidance related to the phase-out of LIBOR – relevant to lenders, borrowers and parties to financial instruments of virtually every type.
In proposed regulations (“the...more
10/16/2019
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Benchmarks ,
Comment Period ,
Debt Instruments ,
Fair Market Value ,
Financial Instruments ,
Income Taxes ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Interest Rates ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Libor ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Regulation ,
REMIC ,
Safe Harbors ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
U.S. Treasury
On September 10, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) on calculation of built-in gains and losses under...more
9/23/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Change of Ownership ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sale of Assets ,
Startups ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venture Capital
On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released proposed Treasury regulations under Sections 897, 1445 and 1446 (the “Proposed Regulations”) regarding the exception...more
7/5/2019
/ FATCA ,
FIRPTA ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Taxpayers ,
International Tax Issues ,
Multi-Employer Pensions ,
New Regulations ,
Pensions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act ,
Real Estate Investments ,
REIT ,
U.S. Treasury
On December 13, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) with respect to the “base erosion and anti-abuse...more
1/2/2019
/ Banks ,
Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Taxpayers ,
Insurance Industry ,
IRS ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Preamble ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
REIT ,
S-Corporation ,
Securities Dealers ,
TLAC ,
U.S. Treasury
On December 13, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) addressing various aspects of the withholding...more
On November 26, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue...more
12/6/2018
/ Anti-Abuse Rule ,
Business Taxes ,
C-Corporation ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
PFIC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
REIT ,
REMIC ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") proposed new regulations under Section 956 of the Code (the "Proposed Regulations") that are likely to enhance the availability of...more
11/19/2018
/ Borrowers ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Financing ,
Dividends ,
Domestic Corporations ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 956 ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
n October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) proposed new regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that are likely to allow many controlled foreign corporations...more
11/15/2018
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Borrowers ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Dividends ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 956 ,
U.S. Treasury
Introduction.
On October 19,2018,the Internal Revenue Service (the“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (the “proposed regulations”) under section 1400Z-2 of the...more
In a notice of proposed rulemaking issued on October 11, 2017 (the “NPRM”), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed an amendment to existing regulations (the...more
10/18/2017
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Extraordinary Circumstances Exception ,
IRS ,
NPRM ,
Partnerships ,
Private Letter Rulings ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury ,
User Fees
On December 27, 2016, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations regarding the determination of ownership of a passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") and regarding...more
1/20/2017
/ Business Ownership ,
C-Corporation ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Corporations ,
IRS ,
Passive Foreign Investment Company ,
PFIC ,
Reporting Requirements ,
S-Corporation ,
Stocks ,
U.S. Treasury
On July 15, 2016, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published proposed regulations that would modify the device and active trade or business requirements for tax-free...more
7/29/2016
/ Active Trade or Business Test ,
Device Test ,
Grandfathering Rules ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 355 ,
Shareholders ,
Spinoffs ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Tax-Free Transfers ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Yahoo!
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have issued additional guidance about so-called “inversion” transactions. Generally, an inversion transaction results where a U.S. corporation (“U.S. Target”) is...more
Some taxpayers have taken the position that an acquiring corporation and a target corporation, when the target corporation is joining the acquiring corporation's consolidated corporate group, can choose between taking certain...more