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Forming a Partnership/LLC: A Checklist for Avoiding Pitfalls

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Forming a partnership1 without triggering income appears straightforward and simple. In many cases, it is. In other cases, though, forming a partnership can cause one or more partners to unintentionally recognize income. This...more

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Taxing A Foreigner’s Sale of a Partnership Interest – Déjà Vu All Over Again

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There is no denying that many parts of the Code are complex and, in some cases, too obscure for many “laypersons” to comprehend. Over time, this reality spawned the need for advisers who are both knowledgeable and experienced...more

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Rawat Creates a Ripple in Statutory Interpretation Principles

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Recently, in Rawat v. Commissioner, the D.C. Circuit reversed the Tax Court decision and held that a foreign partner would not be subject to U.S. tax on selling an interest in a partnership with “hot assets” subject to §...more

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Partnership Interest Sale Inventory Gain is Not U.S. Source Income

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On July 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed the U.S. Tax Court in holding that inventory gain recognized by a nonresident alien individual partner on the sale of her interest in a U.S....more

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Partnership Transactions Lacking Economic Substance or Business Purpose: Investor Beware

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Assume that X and Y agree to the following: X will transfer ownership of Prop to Y, and Y will transfer cash to X. What just happened? Obviously, X has sold Prop to Y. If the amount of cash that X receives is greater than...more

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[Webinar] IRC 754 Elections for Tax Counsel: Mastering Structuring Considerations of Basis Adjustments - Navigating Complex Basis...

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This CLE/CPE course will provide tax counsel with comprehensive guidance on the 754 election for partnerships. The panel will discuss the basis adjustment rules associated with sales, transfers, and partnership interests or...more

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Open Transaction Treatment for The Liquidation of a Partner’s Interest

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Another Mess- Congress has only a few days to avert a “shutdown” of the federal government. It’s not looking good in the House, as Speaker McCarthy has struggled to bring certain members of the majority into line, while...more

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Partnership Losses But No Outside Basis? Too Bad

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Losses Weren’t Always Bad- Most tax advisers are aware that, prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the “TRA”),[i] the Code placed few limitations on the ability of an individual taxpayer to use deductions from a particular...more

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Taxpayer Victory in US Tax Court Highlights Need for Properly Structuring Partnership Profits Interests

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A recent US Tax Court case upholds profits interest treatment for a taxpayer’s receipt of a partnership interest granted in exchange for services. The case highlights how properly structuring and documenting the grant of a...more

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Indirectly Held Profits Interests and Rev. Proc. 93-27

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At war with Russia in eastern Europe, a nascent competing world order, mass shootings and bank failures at home, questionable audit practices by the Big 4 . . . everywhere, debt ceilings and the risk of default, inflation,...more

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Tax Court Holds Indirect Grant of Profits Interest To Be Non-Taxable, Citing IRS Guidance

On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Tax Court upheld a taxpayer’s reliance on Revenue Procedure 93-27 to characterize as a profits interest a partnership interest granted in exchange for services that were provided indirectly for the...more

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Sale of Partnership Interests . . . In the Ordinary Course of Business?

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What Is It? Where one stands on an issue of tax law may depend upon context and perspective, including the facts and circumstances one finds relevant, and whom one is counseling or representing. Tax advisers often find...more

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Thinking About Leaving New York? Don’t Forget to Check Your Federal Tax Return

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The Mid-Terms- With 50 seats in the Senate, the Dems still control that Chamber. A win in the Georgia runoff, however, may lessen the burden for Majority Leader Schumer by, perhaps, neutralizing the significance of a certain...more

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Moving to the U.S.? Have You Planned for the Estate and Gift Taxes?

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It is a fact that the phenomenon of human migration has been a major force in the history of the world. Indeed, among the themes that have remained constant during my years of practice, there are two that may be...more

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Proposed “Inflation Reduction Act” Could Significantly Curtail Carried Interest Tax Benefits

On July 27, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin announced their agreement on proposed legislation (the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” or “Act”) that is expected to be considered by the Senate...more

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Inflation Reduction Act targets carried interests

On June 27, US Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer announced proposed legislation referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The proposed legislation includes changes that would expand the scope of IRC...more

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Current Partnership Distributions: When Do You Figure Your Basis?

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Withdrawing Value- In general, the owners of a closely held business have several options by which they may withdraw money from the business without selling their interest in the business....more

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House of Representatives 5376: Current Tax Legislation Pending in the U.S. House of Representatives

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...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Tax legislation is...more

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Carried Interest Taxation: Update on Final Regulations and Potential Legislative Changes

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In January 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service  released final regulations (the Final Regulations) under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).  Code...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup March 8 – March 12, 2021

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of March 8, 2021 – March 12, 2021... March 11, 2021: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin...more

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Highlights From The Final Carried Interest Regulations

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On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). The Final Regulations address the...more

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IRS Issues Final Carried Interest Regulations

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The tax treatment of carried interests was changed with the enactment of Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. After issuing proposed regulations last summer, the Internal...more

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Section 1061 Final Regulations on the Taxation of Carried Interest

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On January 7, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) providing guidance on Section 1061 of the Internal...more

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IRS Issues Final Regulations Concerning Withholding on Partnership Interest Transfers

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The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued final regulations under section 1446(f), a provision enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) that generally imposes a...more

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Final regulations – U.S. withholding tax on transfers of partnership interests

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Since 2018, the buyers, sellers, and partnerships engaging in secondary and other transactions involving partnership interest transfers have been navigating complicated U.S. tax and related withholding obligations that apply...more

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