AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - U.S. Tax Considerations for Scaling Across Borders
The U.S. Tax Court allows a dividend-received deduction ("DRD") for a Section 78 gross-up while also disallowing foreign tax credits in its first application of Loper Bright....more
On December 11, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released much-anticipated guidance in Notice 2023-80 (Notice) announcing their intention to issue proposed...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Treasury Department (Treasury) issued Notice 2023-80 (Notice) on December 11, 2023, addressing the extension of relief previously announced under the foreign tax credit rules, and...more
On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-80 (the “Notice”), announcing their intention to issue proposed regulations that will address...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 5, 2022 – December 9, 2022...more
In the newly released Proposed Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) Regulations, Treasury provided some measure of relief on cost recovery and royalty withholding, two of the most troublesome aspects of the Final FTC Regulations that...more
INTRODUCTION TO US TAXATION OF NFTS - Despite Non Fungible Token (NFT) sales hitting nearly US$21 billion by the end of 2021, making NFTs almost as valuable as the global art market, they are currently completely ignored...more
On January 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published its third set of final regulations on foreign tax credits (the “Final Regulations”) since the enactment of the Tax Cuts...more
On January 4, 2022, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (Final Regulations) that deny a foreign tax credit (FTC) for certain foreign withholding taxes...more
Transition rules allow opportunity to avoid taxable income when modifying financial contracts from IBOR to another metric Contracts dependent on a discontinued interbank offered rate (“IBOR”) will need to transition to an...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 27, 2021 – December 31, 2021... December 27, 2021: The IRS published a news release...more
On May 28, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget and Green Book, which provides detailed insights into the proposals of US President Joe Biden’s recently released...more
On November 12, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations (REG-101657-20) (the “2020 Proposed Regulations”) in the Federal Register that contain a...more
On September 29, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (TD 9922) (the 2020 Final Regulations) and related proposed regulations (REG-101657-20) (the...more
On September 29, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final foreign tax credit regulations (the “2020 Final Regulations”) that include the allocation and...more
On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finalized regulations (T.D. 9926) (the “Final Regulations”) with respect to the withholding tax imposed under section...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
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 3 – 7, 2020. February 3, 2020: The IRS and the Departments of Labor and Health and...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) repealed the long-standing “50/50” sourcing rule for United States exporters of manufactured products. Under the new rules, which source income of a “producer” solely to the place of...more
The source of income is a critical component of U.S. tax rules for both U.S. taxpayers operating internationally (namely, with respect to foreign tax credit planning) and foreign persons with investment or other activity in...more
Proposed regulations under Sections 863(b) and 865(e)(2) implement changes by TCJA to section 863(b), the primary sourcing provision for income from the sale of inventory produced by a taxpayer without and sold within the...more
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
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
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
On November 28, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations concerning foreign tax credit determinations and related issues (Proposed Regulations) to take...more