On December 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a pre-publication version of final regulations (Treas. Reg. § 1.1001-6) addressing the principal tax...more
On May 13, 2020, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed revisions to the regulations under section 162(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Proposed Regulations”). Generally, section 162(f) governs...more
On December 2, 2019, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued final and proposed regulations (the “Final Regulations” and the “2019 Proposed Regulations,” respectively) regarding the base...more
12/11/2019
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Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
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GILTI tax ,
International Tax Issues ,
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Netting Agreements ,
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REIT ,
TLAC ,
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Related Party Debt Documentation Rules Are Removed and Future Changes to Limit Recharacterization Rules Are Expected -
On October 31, 2019, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made two significant...more
11/5/2019
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Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) ,
Debt Instruments ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Preamble ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Required Documentation ,
Section 385 ,
Temporary Regulations ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a pre-published version of proposed regulations addressing the principal tax consequences related to the...more
10/9/2019
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Benchmarks ,
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Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
International Tax Issues ,
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Libor ,
Proposed Regulation ,
REMIC ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
U.S. Treasury
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
10/3/2019
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Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
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Foreign Corporations ,
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GILTI tax ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Safe Harbors ,
Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On August 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury submitted proposed regulations on the tax consequences related to the phased elimination of interbank offered rates (the “Proposed Regulations”) to the Office of Management...more
On December 13, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued highly-anticipated proposed regulations (the “Regulations”) regarding the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (generally referred to as the...more
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) under section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,...more
On April 4, 2016, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations under section 385 of the Internal Revenue Code that would recharacterize certain related-party debt instruments, in...more