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Client Advisory: Repatriation Tax on Shareholders | Moore v. U.S.

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 amended the law to introduce a new, one-time, mandatory repatriation tax on trillions of dollars of accumulations held abroad by American-controlled foreign entities. The tax is imposed on...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 20, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today: Moore v. United States, No. 22-800: This case concerns the constitutionality of the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (“MRT”) included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Repatriation Tax but Suggests Wealth Taxes a Step Too Far

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The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the so-called “mandatory repatriation tax” in a narrow ruling, stating that the MRT taxes realized income — income earned by the offshore corporation — and...more

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Can Legislative History Restore a Repealed IRC Provision?

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Altria Group, Inc. v. United States, a federal income tax case pending in federal district court in Virginia, shows the importance of laying groundwork for litigation long before a complaint is filed. At issue is a difficult...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Five things to know about the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Moore v. United States

The Supreme Court granted certiorari on June 26 with respect to the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Moore v. United States. The question presented is whether the section 965 transition tax is a “direct tax” that violates the...more

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Section 245A Overview and Requirements

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Section 245A: Tax Efficient Repatriation of a Foreign Subsidiary’s Earnings - Freeman Law frequently advises U.S. multinational corporations. United States-based international businesses are subject to complex reporting...more

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Section 965 Tax

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In Moore v. United States, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected arguments that the mandatory repatriation tax imposed under section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code violated the Constitution’s...more

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The Section 962 Election

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For years, section 962 was a relatively obscure tax-planning mechanism. The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, however, changed that, pushing the so-called section 962 election into vogue. Section 962 allows an individual shareholder of a...more

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“Should Five Percent Appear Too Small, Be Thankful I Don’t Take It All”: Ways and Means Committee Advances Tax Increase and Reform...

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The House Ways and Means Committee advanced key tax reform proposals on September 15 that would increase taxes for corporations and high-income individuals. Several tax reform proposals are under consideration as part of...more

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The Draft of the International Tax Overhaul: Where is Captain America?

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On August 25, 2021, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and fellow Senate Finance Committee Democrats Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Mark R. Warner of Virginia released draft legislation, and a related summary,...more

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Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and International Tax Changes

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A previous Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of corporate and individual income tax increases as detailed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury May 2021 "Green Book." (See "Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and...more

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President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Presents $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan — and Corporate Income Tax Increases

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On March 31, 2021, President Biden presented an infrastructure spending plan coupled with a tax reform plan that seeks to raise corporate income taxes (the “American Jobs Plan” and the “Made in America Tax Plan”). The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Proposed Regulations Would Conform Subpart F High-Tax Exception to GILTI High-Tax Exception

On July 20, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (REG-127732-19) (the 2020 Proposed Regulations) that would conform the historic Subpart F...more

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The GILTI High-Tax Exception: Is it a Viable Planning Option?

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The Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions were enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Under the GILTI provisions, a U.S. shareholder essentially is taxed on the active earnings of a...more

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From Obscurity to Spotlight: The Section 962 Election

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Our International Tax Group addresses an election under Section 962 available to individual U.S. shareholders of certain foreign corporations to be taxed as a C corporation, which before tax reform was a rarely utilized and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s Impact on Cross-Border Transactions

Two years after the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the most significant tax reform enacted in a generation, taxpayers continue to encounter substantial uncertainty arising from interpretations of new statutory...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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Weekly IRS Roundup December 16 – 20, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 16 – 20, 2019. December 16, 2019: The IRS released a notice extending the phase-in...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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Proposed Foreign Tax Credit Regulations Provide New Rules for Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions and Creditable Foreign...

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The Treasury Department and the IRS have issued highly anticipated guidance in the area of stewardship expenses and R&D expenses. The 2019 Proposed Regulations also provide extensive guidance on allocating and apportioning...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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Down the Rabbit Hole: Guidance Addressing Downward Attribution After Repeal of Section 958(b)(4)

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The IRS released Proposed Regulations and a Revenue Procedure addressing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s repeal of Section 958(b)(4). Our International Tax Group explores how this guidance affects numerous provisions of the Code....more

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Treasury and the IRS release guidance regarding the repeal of Section 958(b)(4)

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) repealed § 958(b)(4) of the Code, which prevented downward attribution of stock ownership from a foreign person to a US person. That repeal has resulted in many foreign corporations being...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup September 30 – October 4, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 30 – October 4, 2019. September 30, 2019: The IRS published a draft of the tax year...more

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Guidance on CFC ‘Downward Attribution Rules’ Provides Limited Relief to US Taxpayers

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On October 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-40 (Revenue Procedure) and proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) addressing issues related to the repeal of section 958(b)(4) by the...more

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