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The final regulations adopt the provisions of the previously proposed regulations with modest modifications and clarifications. The registration portal for transferring tax credits is open, and no significant changes have...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added Section 6417 to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Under this new section, certain taxpayers may elect to receive a direct payment in lieu of certain energy...more
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued proposed Treasury Regulations on the elective payment of certain tax credits (also known as direct pay) under...more
On December 28, 2022, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) on the treatment of qualified foreign pension funds (“QFPFs”) for purposes of the exemption from taxation for...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 27, 2021 – October 1, 2021... September 28, 2021: The IRS released a revenue...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 20 – 24, 2021. September 22, 2021: The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and...more
Over 5 years ago, then President Obama ushered in sweeping changes to the method and manner in which partnerships are audited and partnership tax is assessed and collected through his signing of H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan...more
The 2017 Tax Act made life harder on individuals living in high tax states (such as New York, New Jersey, and California) by limiting the deduction for state and local taxes (“SALT”) to $10,000. In an attempt to circumvent...more
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
On December 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations... that provide some good news and needed clarification for C corporations, individuals, and S corporations and other...more
As part of the US federal tax reform in 2017, Congress enacted sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to provide incentives economic growth and investment in designated...more
On April 17, 2019, Treasury issued its second installment of proposed regulations relating to Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”). The regulations are 169 pages in length, and (as suspected) are fairly complex. Nevertheless,...more
Sometimes the law of unintended consequences is difficult to correct after the fact. The most recent example may be the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s $10,000 annual limitation on state and local tax deductions claimed by...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
Due to the significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) at the end of last year, the Department of the Treasury has been very busy issuing guidance and proposed...more
The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury recently issued final and temporary regulations on income inclusion under Section 50(d) of the Internal Revenue Code as it relates to the tax credit industry. The...more
On August 2, 2016, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued proposed regulations under section 2704 (the "Proposed Regulations") of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the...more
On July 21, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) released temporary and proposed regulations denying a basis increase to equity holders of lessee partnerships and S corporations to account for mandatory income inclusions...more