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Treasury and IRS Release Proposed and Final Regulations on Direct Pay Elections

On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) and final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

E-Filing threshold for information returns to be reduced starting with 2024 filings

On February 21, 2023, Treasury and the IRS issued T.D. 9972, finalizing regulations implementing the requirement to e-file certain information and tax returns. These regulations affect filers of partnership returns, corporate...more

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Last minute addition to your summer reading list: Rev. Proc. 2021-34, IRS guidance for implementing the final Section 451...

On August 12, 2021, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2021-34, setting forth procedural guidance to implement the final Section 451 regulations (Final Regulations). The revenue procedure not only provides the terms and conditions...more

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Passive Foreign Investment Companies: Reinterpreting the Active Banking Exception for the Modern Banking Industry

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The passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) rules generally impose unfavorable tax treatment on certain U.S. shareholders of foreign corporations that generate excess passive income or hold excess passive assets. In...more

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Final Regulations Clarify Rules on Deductions for Judgments and Settlement Payments in Government Disputes

On January 12, 2021, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the IRS released final regulations under Section 162(f) and Section 6050X of Title 26 of the U.S. Code. Section 162(f), as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of...more

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IRS Issues Final Regulations Regarding Certain Employee Remuneration in Excess of $1 Million Under Section 162(m) of the Code

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) imposes a $1 million deductibility limit on compensation paid by “publicly held corporations” to “covered employees.” As reported in our previous...more

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High time: Final and proposed regulations rework high-tax rule for GILTI and subpart F

Recently released final regulations provide some relief to taxpayers that are subject to high foreign taxes on their global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), but whether the GILTI high-tax exclusion is beneficial to any...more

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Treasury Department, IRS Issue Final GILTI High-Tax Exception Regulations

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The final regulations addressing the GILTI high-tax exception retain the general approach of the proposed regulations with some simplifying changes. Key Points: ..Taxpayers can elect on an annual basis whether to...more

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Surprise! Section 901(m) final regulations

Surprisingly, in the midst of the COVID-19 emergency, final regulations under Section 901(m) were published. While important for M&A transactions, Section 901(m) had largely been treated as an afterthought in light of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup February 24 – 28, 2020

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 24 – 28, 2020. February 24, 2020: The IRS released final instructions to Form 8978,...more

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Treasury and IRS Release Final and Proposed Foreign Tax Credit Regulations

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On December 2, 2019, Treasury and the IRS released final and proposed regulations on the foreign tax credit. As expected, the final regulations finalize the 2018 proposed regulations relating mainly to the Tax Cuts and Jobs...more

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Treasury and the IRS Release Final Foreign Tax Credit Regulations

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Final regulations relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act were released earlier this month. Though largely similar to the proposed regulations, taxpayers may be interested...more

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Final and Proposed BEAT Regulations Provide Some Relief

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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

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Final and Proposed TCJA Foreign Tax Credit Regulations Create Traps and Opportunities

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On December 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a pre-published version of final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) providing guidance with respect to...more

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IRS and Treasury issue final regulations on discounting unpaid losses

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) have issued final regulations that address amendments to the rules for discounting unpaid losses pursuant to Section 846 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs...more

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Final IRS Regulations Sync Section 956 with TCJA Participation Exemption – Limits “Deemed Dividends” for U.S. Corporate...

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Implements 2018 Proposed Regulations, ending most limitations on investments in U.S. property, as well as pledges and guarantees by CFCs wholly-owned by U.S. corporations – also provides PTI guidance for CFC shareholders. ...more

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The Pass-Through Income Deduction for Charitable Remainder Trusts

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On January 18, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations implementing the new pass-through income deduction for qualified business income (QBI) received from pass-through entities (such as sole...more

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Treasury and IRS Issue Final Regulations on Inversions

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On July 11, 2018, the Treasury Department and the IRS published final Treasury regulations on inversion transactions (the “Final Regulations”). The Final Regulations substantially adopt the temporary Treasury regulations...more

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No rest for the weary - final regulations continue to target inversions without major changes

INTRODUCTION - On July 11, 2018, Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final inversion regulations (TD 9834) which are largely consistent with the temporary (T.D. 9761) and proposed regulations...more

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IRS Releases Final Regulations Addressing Corporate Inversions and Related Transactions

On July 11, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued final regulations under Section 7874 and related sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the Code)...more

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Branching Out: Nonfunctional Currency Branch Regulations Targeted for Burden Reduction

On October 2, 2017, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2017-57 (the Notice) announcing that Treasury and the IRS: - Are considering changes to the final...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"IRS and Treasury Issue Final Debt/Equity Regulations"

On October 13, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) issued temporary and final Treasury regulations under Section 385 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Final...more

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The Big Picture of the Employer Shared Responsibility Tax

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Ever since the Treasury Department in early 2014 issued final regulations on the employer shared responsibility tax (ESR tax)1 and the related final reporting regulations (ESR regulations)2 under the Patient Protection and...more

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IRS Provides Limited Section 162(m) Transition Relief for RSUs and Similar Equity-Based Awards

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued final regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The final regulations are substantially similar to the proposed regulations issued by the IRS in...more

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Locke Lord QuickStudy: IRS Clarifies Performance-Based Compensation Exception Under Code Section 162(m)

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On March 31, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Code Section 162(m) disallows a deduction by any publicly-held corporation for...more

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