Durante años, había existido incertidumbre entre los profesionistas que se dedican a la materia fiscal sobre sobre si las ganancias obtenidas a mitad de año por una Corporación Extranjera Controlada (por sus siglas en inglés,...more
It’s Complicated- The Code includes a number of complex rules that are aimed at those overseas business and investment activities of U.S. taxpayers that Congress has determined may result in the improper deferral or...more
Section 245A: Tax Efficient Repatriation of a Foreign Subsidiary’s Earnings - Freeman Law frequently advises U.S. multinational corporations. United States-based international businesses are subject to complex reporting...more
As we previously discussed, toward the end of June Whirlpool Financial Corporation & Consolidated Subsidiaries and Whirlpool International Holdings S.a.r.l. & Consolidated Subsidiaries (collectively, Whirlpool) asked the...more
U.S.-based venture capital and other funds that invest in foreign companies must be careful to avoid the passive foreign investment company (PFIC) rules, which could substantially increase the tax owed on exit for U.S....more
On October 2, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued Revenue Produce 2019-40 (the “Revenue Procedure”) and proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”)...more
The IRS released Proposed Regulations and a Revenue Procedure addressing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s repeal of Section 958(b)(4). Our International Tax Group explores how this guidance affects numerous provisions of the Code....more
On October 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-40 (Revenue Procedure) and proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) addressing issues related to the repeal of section 958(b)(4) by the...more
Released on November 30, 2018, the foreign tax credit proposed regulations provide a comprehensive new framework for calculating the foreign tax credit in light of several changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA or...more
The Internal Revenue Service Large Business and International division (LB&I) has announced the approval of five additional compliance campaigns. LB&I announced on January 31, 2017, the rollout of its first 13 campaigns,...more
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act), signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017, made significant changes to the manner in which U.S. corporate and individual taxpayers are taxed on income from international operations. • The Tax...more
According to recent statistics, immigrants and their U.S.-born children now number approximately 84.3 million people, or 27% of the overall U.S. population. The countries from which the largest numbers of these individuals...more
In a recent private letter ruling, PLR 201340010, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) provides us with insights into meeting the “manufacturing exception” for foreign base company sales income (“FBCSI”) under § 954(d) of...more