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Proposed Tax Amendments to Enhance Ireland’s Private Funds Offering

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On October 10, 2024, the Irish government published the Finance Bill 2024 (the “Bill”), which proposes to introduce two important amendments to Irish tax legislation that, when enacted, will positively impact Ireland’s...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Extracting Value

Establishing the timing of a corporate dividend can be an important feature in a number of transactions where value is being extracted from a company.  In the recent case of HMRC v Gould [2024] UKUT 00285 (TCC) (“Gould”), the...more

Blank Rome LLP

Departments Don’t Always Know Best

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Departments of Revenue are notorious for treating their guidance as the final and absolute word on an issue. However, that doesn’t mean that they are always right. The recent decision of the Oregon Tax Court in Microsoft...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The Power of Preferred Stock: A Primer for VC, PE, and Founders

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Preferred stock is a key financing instrument in the world of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), frequently used to balance the interests of investors and founders. Issued by corporations, preferred stock confers...more

Mayer Brown

Droit de l’usufruitier de parts sociales sur le dividende issu de la vente de la totalité des immeubles d’une SCI (Cour de...

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En l'absence de convention particulière entre le nu-propriétaire et l'usufruitier de parts sociales, le dividende prélevé sur le produit de la vente de la totalité des actifs immobiliers d'une société civile immobilière (SCI)...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York’s Tax Treatment of Compensatory Restricted Stock and Dividends in the Hands of a Nonresident Executive

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As far back as I can remember, the end of August has always elicited a sense of dread comparable to what many schoolchildren, and a fair number of adults, experience every Sunday afternoon. In retrospect, I cannot say that...more

Freeman Law

Tax Court Addresses a Difference in Dates in the TCJA

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In Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner, the Tax Court addressed a seeming oversight in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) involving the effective dates for amendments to section 78 and the enactment of...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Form SD Deadline Approaching for Resource Extraction Issuers: Reminder and FAQs

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As previously discussed in our Client Alert issued on December 18, 2020 (available here), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted its final rule (the “Final Rule,” available here) requiring...more

Pillsbury - SeeSalt Blog

Carveouts Count! Taxpayer Wins New Mexico Statutory Carveout Issue Regarding Unity

The New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that a multinational oil and gas production company did not constitute a “unitary corporation” with its foreign subsidiaries, pursuant to statutory carveout language regarding the term...more

McDermott Will & Emery

California Legislatively Overturns Recent Office of Tax Appeals Taxpayer Win

The California State Legislature overturned Microsoft’s recent win at the Office of Tax Appeals, which held that the gross amount of dividends received from foreign affiliates outside its water’s-edge group should be included...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Kicks Substantial Equivalence Test Down the Road Again

On May 22, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-44, which once again extends the phase-in for Section 871(m) withholding.  Broadly speaking, foreign persons may be subject to a 30% withholding tax under Section 871(m) on certain...more

Baker Donelson

NVCA Revises Model Forms Post-Moelis Ruling

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The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is the self-designated flagship trade association of the venture capital (VC) industry. Its primary mission includes promoting consistency and efficiency in VC financing...more

White & Case LLP

Strong start for high yield bond markets in US and Europe

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The high yield bond markets in the US and Europe sprang back to life in Q1 2024, with issuance showing strong gains after a slow 2023. US high yield bond issuance for Q1 2024 came in at US$68.6 billion, almost doubling...more

Mayer Brown

Section 871(m) and BEAT Qualified Derivative Payment Reporting Phase-Ins Extended Two More Years

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On May 22, 2024, the US Department of Treasury and the IRS issued two important notices—one delaying the full implementation of the withholding rules on dividend equivalent payments, and the other on derivative reporting for...more

King & Spalding

Bankruptcy Court Determines that Dividend Payments Permitted Under Subordinated Loan Agreement Are Not Fraudulent Conveyances

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On January 18, 2024, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for District of South Carolina entered judgment, after a bench trial, in favor of minority shareholders of a debtor whose liquidating trust had sued to recover dividend payments...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer’s Hedge Start: Key Tax Issues

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Different hedge fund investors have different tax concerns that must be taken into account when structuring a hedge fund and its portfolio investments. Hedge fund investors generally fall into three categories:...more

Pillsbury - SeeSalt Blog

Reminder: “Gross” Does Not Mean “Net” – California OTA Holds All Repatriated Dividends Must Be Included in Sales Factor

In a decision marked “not precedential,” the OTA held 100 percent of repatriated dividends must be included in the taxpayer’s sales factor denominator....more

Holland & Knight LLP

California OTA Ruling Favors Microsoft on Foreign Dividend Sales Factor Treatment

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The California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) denied a request for rehearing of a July 2023 OTA opinion favorable to Microsoft Corp. that could have wide-ranging impacts for a water's edge filer in California, particularly one...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Microsoft Scores Massive Win in California, Opens the Door for Others Nationwide

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The Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) handed Microsoft an enormous win in its controversy with the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) over the inclusion of qualifying dividends in the sales factor denominator for which it also...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Germany (Updated)

Anyone can establish a business in Germany - irrespective of citizenship, nationality, or place of residence. There is no specific investment legislation for foreign entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneur can make his choice from...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in France (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - • Description of the types of entities available in each jurisdiction through which to conduct business - Business may be conducted in France either through a French branch of a foreign...more

Bilzin Sumberg

US-Chile Income Tax Treaty Enters Into Force

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On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the Income Tax Treaty between the United States and Chile (the “Treaty”) entered into force. The Treaty was originally signed in February of 2010, and, after...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Brazil (Updated)

The two most common forms of legal entities incorporated in Brazil are the limited liability company (“Limitada”) and the corporation (“S.A.”). These are considered the most attractive types of companies given that they ...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Can Be Stingy Giving Credit – Resident Tax Credit, That Is

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The Office of the New York State Comptroller just released a new report that examines taxpayer migration trends during the pandemic. The report, which builds on an earlier analysis of pre-pandemic taxpayer migration trends,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Huge Win for the Economic Substance Doctrine

Liberty Global Inc. (“LGI”) avoided tax from the sale of a Belgian subsidiary by claiming a dividends received deduction for the entire amount of $2.6 billion in gain. The government challenged this result on economic...more

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