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It was a muted start to the year for the acquisition and leveraged finance market due to a challenging macroeconomic climate. Interest rate hikes at one of the fastest paces on record, surging inflation (particularly in...more
The thin capitalization tax rules (the “Thin Capital Rules” or the “Rules”) were incorporated into our tax statute in 1992. Then no cases appeared in courts for almost three decades. Recently, however, a new case appeared in...more
In this video Gerry, discusses how a business can use a commercial loan from a bank or a financial institution to help finance it's business obligation in the Loan Regime Split Dollar Method and deduct the interest on the...more
Nowotny on Death and Taxes, episode 17, THE SPLIT DOLLARMINATOR! Using Commercial Lending to “Juice” the Funding of Loan Method Split Dollar Arrangements How a business can use a commercial loan from a bank or a financial...more
This article focuses on how a business can use a commercial loan to help finance a business’ obligation in a Loan Regime Split Dollar Arrangement and deduct the interest payments for its tax purposes, without running afoul of...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2020-32 (Notice), which discusses the deductibility of expenses that are funded by a Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loan and the subsequent loan forgiveness. Section...more
- As of January 1, 2021, Luxembourg is set to disallow otherwise tax deductible interest or royalty expense for payments made to entities resident in EU blacklisted jurisdictions that qualify as a beneficial owner “related”...more
On 25 March 2020, the Luxembourg Government adopted a draft bill introducing new defensive measures denying the tax deduction of interest and royalty payments made to a related entity located in a blacklisted jurisdiction. ...more
Proposed Section 382(h) regulations released this week (the Proposed Regulations) potentially would increase the scope of a corporation’s income – namely, cancellation of debt income (COD Income) - recognized after an...more
Proposed regulations under Section 163(j) governing business interest deduction limitations confirm prior guidance and expand the scope of its application in some important respects. On November 26, 2018, the Treasury and...more
On Nov. 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations under Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the limitation on the deduction for business interest...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) made substantial changes to the Tax Code of 1986 by reducing tax rates and “simplifying” tax compliance for many by significantly increasing the standard deduction and eliminating...more
New tax legislation was signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the Act). The Act lowers the corporate rate from a top graduated rate of 35 percent to a flat rate of 21 percent. Under the Act individuals and certain...more
• As noted in Part 1 of this series, new H.R. 1, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act), has been the most important change to the U.S. tax code in a generation. • In Part 2, this client alert continues to...more
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act limits the ability of many businesses to deduct interest payments. Under prior law, any interest expense was generally deductible. Now, many businesses are prohibited from deducting any interest...more
The IRS announces certain key aspects of the interest deduction limitation that will be addressed in upcoming Treasury regulations. Key Points: ..The 30% Cap (as defined below) will apply at the consolidated group...more
Welcome to the Tax Round Up, the first edition of what will be a regular bulletin highlighting the latest tax developments relevant to UK companies and asset managers. We plan to produce this monthly with the next one in...more