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IRS Cracking Down on "Basis-Shifting" in Related-Party Partnership Transactions

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS recently issued guidance aimed at curtailing purportedly abusive basis-shifting transactions utilized by businesses taxed as partnerships. This guidance represents additional...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

IRS, Treasury Look to Challenge So-Called Basis-Shifting Transactions, But It Won’t Be Easy

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The Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced the latest chapter in the long-trumpeted enforcement initiative aimed at large partnerships. The guidance, summarized below,...more

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U.S. Treasury Department Releases Proposed Carried Interest Regulations

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The regulations are proposed to be effective when finalized, but taxpayers may generally rely on them if applied fully and consistently. What Is (and Is Not) Covered? The three-year restriction applies with respect to...more

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Proposed Regulations Shed Light on Three-Year Holding Period Requirement for Carried Interest

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Introduction and Background - Treasury and the IRS issued proposed regulations on July 31, 2020 under Section 1061 of the Code (Proposed Regulations). Section 1061 effectively creates a three-year holding period...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Take Heed: Tax Planning Too Good To Be True? It Might Be…And Taxpayers Can Be Penalized

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We have all heard the old proverb “if it’s too good to be true, then it probably is.” In the tax world, this proverb might as well be referred to as the economic substance doctrine. Generally, taxpayers are free to structure...more

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