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
New final, temporary and proposed regulations address leveraged transactions, “bottom-dollar” guarantees and other issues, but postpone action on some key questions. On October 4, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...more
On April 15, 2016, the IRS released a generic legal advice memorandum (GLAM 2016-001) (the “April GLAM”) addressing the impact of so-called “bad boy” guarantees (also known as nonrecourse carve-out guarantees) on the...more
IRS Reevaluates "Bad Boy" Carve-Outs - Before providing a non-recourse loan to a Limited Liability Company (LLC) – i.e., one for which the LLC members do not bear the risk of economic loss – a lender often will require...more
The IRS Office of Chief Counsel recently released a memorandum (#AM2016-001) addressing the proper tax treatment of nonrecourse carve-outs (or bad boy guarantees) in the partnership context. According to the memorandum, such...more
On April 15, 2016 the IRS reversed its controversial position that bad boy guarantees may convert nonrecourse debt into recourse debt. General Legal Advice Memorandum Number AM2016-001 released April 15, 2016 effectively...more
Earlier this year, the IRS issued Chief Counsel Advice 201606027 (February 5, 2016) concluding that, for purposes of the basis and at-risk limitations, an LLC member’s guarantee of entity-level nonrecourse debt conditioned...more
As previously discussed, the IRS recently released a chief counsel advice memorandum that concluded that bad boy guarantees turned what would otherwise be a nonrecourse debt into a recourse debt for Section 752 purposes....more
On February 5, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Chief Counsel Advice 201606027 (the 2016 CCA) in which the IRS concluded, among other things, that guarantees by a partner of a partnership’s liabilities that...more
In new CCA 201525010, the IRS addressed the issue of whether a general “exculpatory” debt of an LLC is recourse or non-recourse for purposes of classifying debt-relief as potential cancellation of debt (COD) income. Recourse...more
In a previous post earlier this week, I described the proposed regulations under Section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Proposed Regulations”), and in particular, the proposed changes to the rules regarding the...more
The IRS recently released a chief counsel memorandum AM2014-003 on LLC Member Guarantees of LLC Debt and “Qualified Nonrecourse Financing.” These memorandums are very helpful because they provide the IRS’ interpretation of...more