On April 10, 2025, President Trump signed into law a measure1 that repeals the final regulations relating primarily to persons who are front-end service providers that operate decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, which...more
4/16/2025
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On December 30, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) published the final regulations (Final DeFi Regulations) relating primarily to persons who are front-end service...more
On June 28, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released final regulations (Final Regulations) relating to information reporting, determination of basis and gain or...more
On August 25, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations regarding information reporting, determination of amount realized and basis, and backup...more
On July 31, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Ruling 2023-14, which provides that cryptocurrency stakers should include the value of the rewards they earn from staking in their gross income....more
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") that would generally reduce the amount that a corporate U.S. shareholder is required...more
On September 25, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released a statement announcing a study of the "active trade or business" test for tax-free spin-offs under Section 355 (the ATB Test), as applied to...more
On July 11, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued final regulations under Section 7874 and related sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the Code)...more
On June 22, 2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-59 (ITC Guidance), providing long-awaited guidance on the "begun construction" requirements for facilities qualifying for the Section 48 investment tax credit (ITC). The ITC is a...more
On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-29, "Guidance Regarding the Implementation of New Section 1446(f) for Partnership Interests That Are Not Publicly...more
On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2018-26 (the Notice), which provides guidance addressing the so-called "transition tax" or "toll charge" described in...more
On May 3, 2017, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2017-9, which addresses two so-called "north-south" transactions in connection with spin-offs that are intended to be nontaxable under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code....more
On January 19, 2017, the IRS released an advance version of Revenue Procedure 2017-19, which provides a safe harbor (the "Safe Harbor") under which the IRS will not challenge the treatment of an Energy Savings Performance...more
On January 18, 2017, the IRS released proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") to implement Section 1101 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA),1 which replaces the current rules governing partnership...more
On December 15, 2016, the IRS issued Notice 2017-04, which clarifies and extends certain "begun construction" requirements for facilities qualifying for the Section 45 production tax credit (PTC) for which construction must...more
On August 30, 2016, the IRS issued final regulations that clarify and expand the definition of "real property" for purposes of qualifying as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The final regulations substantially follow...more
On July 21, 2016, the IRS released temporary regulations section 1.50-1T under IRC Section 50(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Temporary Regulations") (TD 9776) that provide guidance regarding: (1) the income...more
Following last year's extension of the investment tax credit for qualifying projects for which construction begins prior to January 1, 2020, and of the production tax credit (PTC) with respect to certain facilities the...more
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015" (P.L. 114-74). Among other things, the act eliminates the TEFRA unified partnership rules and the electing large partnership rules, and...more
Earlier yesterday, the IRS released Notice 2015-25, 2015-13 IRB 1, which updates the guidance provided in Notice 2013-29, 2013-1 C.B. 1085, Notice 2013-60, 2013-2 C.B. 431, and Notice 2014-46, 2014-36 I.R.B. 520...more
On May 9, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations that clarify the definition of real property for purposes of the real estate investment trust (REIT) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code....more
Following Historic Boardwalk Hall LLC v. Commissioner, 694 F.3d 425 (3d Cir. 2012), which rejected a partnership's allocation of rehabilitation tax credits to a purported partner, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently...more
1/8/2014
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On September 20, 2013, the IRS released Notice 2013-60, which clarified Notice 2013-29. Each Notice addresses the requirement that construction of a qualified facility must begin before January 1, 2014, in order to be...more